State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Mississippi vs Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Wisconsin earn a median of $572,060. In Mississippi, $544,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 4.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.9%
Mississippi vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+2.9%
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
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.