State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs South Dakota
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In South Dakota, $257,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96% — not 95.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+95.1%
Louisiana vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+96%
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 Dakota
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $257,610
- p25
- $229,250
- p75
- $366,330
- p10
- $212,910
- p90
- $385,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.