State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: Maine vs New Mexico
Physicians, All Other in Maine earn a median of $419,410. In New Mexico, $327,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Maine vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $419,410
- p25
- $312,930
- p75
- $442,790
- p10
- $211,500
- p90
- $442,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
New Mexico
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $327,670
- p25
- $228,720
- p75
- $397,140
- p10
- $135,220
- p90
- $449,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +117%
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.