State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Kansas vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Kansas, $311,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.2% — not 47.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.9%
Kansas vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-48.2%
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
West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $597,740
- p25
- $199,820
- p75
- $717,500
- p10
- $64,120
- p90
- $894,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.