State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: Louisiana vs North Dakota
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In Louisiana, $350,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
Louisiana vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $350,920
- p25
- $209,810
- p75
- $419,840
- p10
- $71,980
- p90
- $463,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
North Dakota
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $454,550
- p25
- $287,540
- p75
- $564,000
- p10
- $136,980
- p90
- $564,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.