State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs Pennsylvania
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Pennsylvania, $579,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.9%
Missouri vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+20.3%
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%
Pennsylvania
Cardiologists
- Median
- $579,120
- p25
- $503,970
- p75
- $606,470
- p10
- $108,180
- p90
- $653,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.