State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: Maine vs West Virginia
Physicians, All Other in Maine earn a median of $419,410. In West Virginia, $258,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.8% — not 62.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.5%
Maine vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+49.8%
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%
West Virginia
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $258,020
- p25
- $63,950
- p75
- $326,230
- p10
- $59,160
- p90
- $374,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.