State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Massachusetts, $392,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.5% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-44.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $392,300
- p25
- $386,670
- p75
- $392,300
- p10
- $200,220
- p90
- $392,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $597,740
- p25
- $199,820
- p75
- $717,500
- p10
- $64,120
- p90
- $894,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.