State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In South Carolina, $101,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 13.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.8%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+4.1%
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
South Carolina
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $101,330
- p25
- $81,850
- p75
- $111,860
- p10
- $72,810
- p90
- $123,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.