State comparison · 2025
Cardiologists salary: Missouri vs Washington
Cardiologists in Washington earn a median of $656,330. In Missouri, $648,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 1.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.3%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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%
Washington
Cardiologists
- Median
- $656,330
- p25
- $438,930
- p75
- $737,410
- p10
- $139,820
- p90
- $758,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.