State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Tennessee
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Tennessee, $176,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 197.3% — not 185.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+185.3%
Louisiana vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+197.3%
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%
Tennessee
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $176,210
- p25
- $158,770
- p75
- $223,750
- p10
- $69,110
- p90
- $376,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -29%
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.