State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Montana
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Montana, $167,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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
Montana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $167,200
- p25
- $121,610
- p75
- $202,310
- p10
- $63,710
- p90
- $230,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.