State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Montana
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Montana, $273,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 97.3% — not 84%.
Nominal pay gap
+84%
Louisiana vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+97.3%
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%
Montana
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $273,260
- p25
- $197,940
- p75
- $375,310
- p10
- $161,060
- p90
- $385,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.