State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Texas vs West Virginia
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in West Virginia earn a median of $597,740. In Texas, $200,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69% — not 66.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-66.4%
Texas vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-69%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $200,780
- p25
- $155,250
- p75
- $639,500
- p10
- $75,580
- p90
- $758,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.