State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs South Carolina
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In South Carolina, $217,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 146% — not 131.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+131.5%
Louisiana vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+146%
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%
South Carolina
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $217,120
- p25
- $149,990
- p75
- $312,040
- p10
- $119,020
- p90
- $372,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.