State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Iowa vs Louisiana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Iowa, $262,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.6% — not 47.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.8%
Iowa vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-47.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $262,440
- p25
- $81,680
- p75
- $303,990
- p10
- $69,670
- p90
- $374,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
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.