State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Missouri
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Missouri, $223,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 131.1% — not 124.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+124.5%
Louisiana vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+131.1%
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%
Missouri
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $223,910
- p25
- $177,100
- p75
- $310,470
- p10
- $65,850
- p90
- $344,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +240%
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.