State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Kansas vs Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Wisconsin earn a median of $572,060. In Kansas, $311,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.1% — not 45.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.5%
Kansas vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-43.1%
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
Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $572,060
- p25
- $358,550
- p75
- $679,800
- p10
- $78,800
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.