State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: North Carolina vs North Dakota
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In North Carolina, $260,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.9% — not 42.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.7%
North Carolina vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-45.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $260,330
- p25
- $77,810
- p75
- $361,250
- p10
- $66,740
- p90
- $424,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -66%
North Dakota
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $454,550
- p25
- $287,540
- p75
- $564,000
- p10
- $136,980
- p90
- $564,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.