State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs Texas
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Texas, $410,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
Missouri vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+69%
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%
Texas
Cardiologists
- Median
- $410,150
- p25
- $142,860
- p75
- $544,670
- p10
- $97,140
- p90
- $703,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +75%
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.