State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: North Dakota vs Pennsylvania
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In Pennsylvania, $217,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 129.4% — not 109.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.2%
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+129.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Pennsylvania
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $217,310
- p25
- $78,710
- p75
- $370,140
- p10
- $70,850
- p90
- $423,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.