State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: New York vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In New York, $414,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $414,290
- p25
- $111,770
- p75
- $577,320
- p10
- $77,150
- p90
- $619,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.