State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Idaho vs South Dakota
Pediatricians, General in Idaho earn a median of $297,680. In South Dakota, $257,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.6%
Idaho vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $297,680
- p25
- $221,610
- p75
- $323,820
- p10
- $169,880
- p90
- $366,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
South Dakota
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $257,610
- p25
- $229,250
- p75
- $366,330
- p10
- $212,910
- p90
- $385,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.