State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Georgia vs Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Missouri earn a median of $842,800. In Georgia, $474,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.9% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.7%
Georgia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-46.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $474,820
- p25
- $376,970
- p75
- $671,030
- p10
- $238,050
- p90
- $886,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.