State comparison · 2025
General Internal Medicine Physicians salary: Minnesota vs South Dakota
General Internal Medicine Physicians in Minnesota earn a median of $373,700. In South Dakota, $280,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
Minnesota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $373,700
- p25
- $310,320
- p75
- $481,170
- p10
- $197,440
- p90
- $481,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
South Dakota
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $280,520
- p25
- $251,730
- p75
- $390,220
- p10
- $222,550
- p90
- $564,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.