State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In North Dakota, $85,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.1%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
North Dakota
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $85,330
- p25
- $79,080
- p75
- $103,120
- p10
- $75,290
- p90
- $113,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.