State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Indiana
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Indiana, $166,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
Alaska vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
Indiana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $166,650
- p25
- $123,420
- p75
- $281,220
- p10
- $81,370
- p90
- $327,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.