State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs New Jersey
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In New Jersey, $286,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 171% — not 126.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+126.2%
Missouri vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+171%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Cardiologists
- Median
- $648,070
- p25
- $142,320
- p75
- $791,930
- p10
- $100,920
- p90
- $791,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
New Jersey
Cardiologists
- Median
- $286,540
- p25
- $103,850
- p75
- $514,010
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $613,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- 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.