State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Wisconsin earn a median of $572,060. In Massachusetts, $392,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.4%
Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-39%
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
Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $572,060
- p25
- $358,550
- p75
- $679,800
- p10
- $78,800
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.