State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: New Hampshire vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In New Hampshire, $555,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
-7%
New Hampshire vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-20.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $555,670
- p25
- $78,570
- p75
- $668,770
- p10
- $69,970
- p90
- $676,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $597,740
- p25
- $199,820
- p75
- $717,500
- p10
- $64,120
- p90
- $894,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.