State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Iowa vs Missouri
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Iowa, $283,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.8% — not 56.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-56.3%
Iowa vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-54.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Cardiologists
- Median
- $283,070
- p25
- $72,170
- p75
- $455,180
- p10
- $63,530
- p90
- $643,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
Missouri
Cardiologists
- Median
- $648,070
- p25
- $142,320
- p75
- $791,930
- p10
- $100,920
- p90
- $791,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.