State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Mississippi, $143,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.6% — not 60.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.8%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+36.6%
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
Mississippi
Dentists, General
- Median
- $143,660
- p25
- $77,620
- p75
- $195,110
- p10
- $59,700
- p90
- $240,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.