State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Louisiana, $170,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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
Louisiana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $170,750
- p25
- $101,670
- p75
- $213,660
- p10
- $80,530
- p90
- $309,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- 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.