State comparison · 2025
Physicians, All Other salary: North Dakota vs Wisconsin
Physicians, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $454,550. In Wisconsin, $391,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
+16%
North Dakota vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+22.7%
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%
Wisconsin
Physicians, All Other
- Median
- $391,740
- p25
- $280,990
- p75
- $448,470
- p10
- $201,050
- p90
- $478,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.