State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Rhode Island
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Rhode Island, $218,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 167.4% — not 130.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+130.5%
Louisiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+167.4%
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%
Rhode Island
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $218,080
- p25
- $176,080
- p75
- $276,750
- p10
- $114,650
- p90
- $302,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.