State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Kentucky vs Missouri
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Kentucky, $558,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
Kentucky vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Cardiologists
- Median
- $558,180
- p25
- $514,540
- p75
- $584,230
- p10
- $216,710
- p90
- $624,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.