State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Arkansas, $178,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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
Arkansas
Dentists, General
- Median
- $178,930
- p25
- $127,540
- p75
- $209,720
- p10
- $99,010
- p90
- $223,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.