State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Mississippi vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Mississippi, $544,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
-9%
Mississippi vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-6.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $544,130
- p25
- $543,400
- p75
- $568,120
- p10
- $209,620
- p90
- $621,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.