State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Alabama vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Alabama, $324,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.3% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.7%
Alabama vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-45.3%
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
West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $597,740
- p25
- $199,820
- p75
- $717,500
- p10
- $64,120
- p90
- $894,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.