State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs Virginia
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In Virginia, $195,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 194.1% — not 156.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+156.6%
Louisiana vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+194.1%
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%
Virginia
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $195,940
- p25
- $134,630
- p75
- $300,430
- p10
- $89,850
- p90
- $352,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.