State comparison · 2025
General Internal Medicine Physicians salary: Rhode Island vs West Virginia
General Internal Medicine Physicians in Rhode Island earn a median of $379,490. In West Virginia, $72,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 356.8% — not 422.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+422.1%
Rhode Island vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+356.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $379,490
- p25
- $231,670
- p75
- $379,490
- p10
- $69,590
- p90
- $425,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +17%
West Virginia
General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Median
- $72,680
- p25
- $63,540
- p75
- $327,230
- p10
- $63,150
- p90
- $430,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.