State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Alabama vs Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Missouri earn a median of $842,800. In Alabama, $324,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.6% — not 61.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-61.5%
Alabama vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-60.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $324,570
- p25
- $169,320
- p75
- $364,470
- p10
- $114,990
- p90
- $387,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $842,800
- p25
- $213,900
- p75
- $869,540
- p10
- $114,340
- p90
- $869,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.