State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Mississippi
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Mississippi, $183,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 170% — not 173.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+173.7%
Louisiana vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+170%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $502,720
- p25
- $203,880
- p75
- $502,720
- p10
- $161,820
- p90
- $555,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Mississippi
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $183,650
- p25
- $175,060
- p75
- $232,580
- p10
- $112,120
- p90
- $328,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.