State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Arizona vs Louisiana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Arizona, $233,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.2% — not 53.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.5%
Arizona vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-59.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $233,950
- p25
- $184,900
- p75
- $263,750
- p10
- $111,020
- p90
- $408,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
Louisiana
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $502,720
- p25
- $203,880
- p75
- $502,720
- p10
- $161,820
- p90
- $555,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.