State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs Montana
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In Montana, $91,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $115,280
- p25
- $101,500
- p75
- $129,760
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $133,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Montana
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $91,450
- p25
- $81,250
- p75
- $103,480
- p10
- $78,490
- p90
- $115,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.