State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: California vs Louisiana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In California, $214,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.1% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-57.4%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-66.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $214,140
- p25
- $125,990
- p75
- $300,500
- p10
- $102,600
- p90
- $372,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.