State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Cardiologists in Washington earn a median of $656,330. In Kentucky, $558,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.9%
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%
Washington
Cardiologists
- Median
- $656,330
- p25
- $438,930
- p75
- $737,410
- p10
- $139,820
- p90
- $758,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.