State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Illinois, $196,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.5% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-60.9%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-65.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $196,760
- p25
- $134,420
- p75
- $310,240
- p10
- $106,520
- p90
- $376,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.