State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Kansas vs Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Missouri earn a median of $842,800. In Kansas, $311,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.7% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
-63%
Kansas vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-62.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $311,630
- p25
- $201,360
- p75
- $340,840
- p10
- $140,160
- p90
- $492,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $842,800
- p25
- $213,900
- p75
- $869,540
- p10
- $114,340
- p90
- $869,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.