State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: Minnesota vs North Dakota
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In Minnesota, $367,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.2%
Minnesota vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-27.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $367,320
- p25
- $214,230
- p75
- $392,360
- p10
- $75,280
- p90
- $468,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -15%
North Dakota
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $454,550
- p25
- $287,540
- p75
- $564,000
- p10
- $136,980
- p90
- $564,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.