State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs Virginia
Cardiologists in Missouri earn a median of $648,070. In Virginia, $461,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.4% — not 40.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.4%
Missouri vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+56.4%
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%
Virginia
Cardiologists
- Median
- $461,450
- p25
- $383,490
- p75
- $555,570
- p10
- $217,500
- p90
- $590,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- 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.