State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs Rhode Island
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Rhode Island, $395,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 84.6% — not 63.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.8%
Missouri vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+84.6%
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%
Rhode Island
Cardiologists
- Median
- $395,610
- p25
- $238,950
- p75
- $395,610
- p10
- $136,140
- p90
- $442,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.