State comparison · 2025
General Internal Medicine Physicians salary: Georgia vs South Dakota
General Internal Medicine Physicians in Georgia earn a median of $425,460. In South Dakota, $280,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.5% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
Georgia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+39.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $425,460
- p25
- $182,620
- p75
- $581,750
- p10
- $103,490
- p90
- $581,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +22%
South Dakota
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $280,520
- p25
- $251,730
- p75
- $390,220
- p10
- $222,550
- p90
- $564,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.