State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Arizona, $194,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
+19%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Dentists, General
- Median
- $230,990
- p25
- $129,910
- p75
- $279,870
- p10
- $124,200
- p90
- $320,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Arizona
Dentists, General
- Median
- $194,180
- p25
- $118,910
- p75
- $221,380
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $336,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.