State comparison · 2025
Pediatricians, General salary: Louisiana vs West Virginia
Pediatricians, General in Louisiana earn a median of $502,720. In West Virginia, $158,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 221.9% — not 217.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+217.2%
Louisiana vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+221.9%
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%
West Virginia
Pediatricians, General
- Median
- $158,470
- p25
- $62,510
- p75
- $230,060
- p10
- $62,510
- p90
- $293,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
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.