State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Tennessee vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Tennessee, $325,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47% — not 45.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.5%
Tennessee vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-47%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $325,520
- p25
- $212,670
- p75
- $413,130
- p10
- $139,100
- p90
- $472,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $597,740
- p25
- $199,820
- p75
- $717,500
- p10
- $64,120
- p90
- $894,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.