State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: North Dakota vs West Virginia
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In West Virginia, $258,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.2% — not 76.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.2%
North Dakota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+77.2%
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%
West Virginia
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $258,020
- p25
- $63,950
- p75
- $326,230
- p10
- $59,160
- p90
- $374,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.