State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Arkansas vs Louisiana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Arkansas, $160,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.6% — not 68.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-68.1%
Arkansas vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-67.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $160,440
- p25
- $129,320
- p75
- $262,730
- p10
- $64,090
- p90
- $300,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.