State comparison · 2025
Physical Therapists salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Physical Therapists in Alaska earn a median of $115,280. In West Virginia, $96,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.3%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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
West Virginia
Physical Therapists
- Median
- $96,600
- p25
- $77,860
- p75
- $109,410
- p10
- $73,130
- p90
- $126,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.