State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Iowa, $181,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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
Iowa
Dentists, General
- Median
- $181,520
- p25
- $136,100
- p75
- $209,880
- p10
- $100,920
- p90
- $259,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +22%
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.