State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs North Carolina
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In North Carolina, $183,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 192.8% — not 173.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+173.9%
Louisiana vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+192.8%
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%
North Carolina
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $183,550
- p25
- $125,460
- p75
- $216,250
- p10
- $85,220
- p90
- $297,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.