State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Illinois, $156,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.5% — not 48%.
Nominal pay gap
+48%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+44.5%
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
Illinois
Dentists, General
- Median
- $156,110
- p25
- $124,800
- p75
- $272,510
- p10
- $123,920
- p90
- $291,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.