State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In Illinois, $132,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-70.8%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-74%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $132,540
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $372,880
- p10
- $71,830
- p90
- $452,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
North Dakota
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $454,550
- p25
- $287,540
- p75
- $564,000
- p10
- $136,980
- p90
- $564,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.