State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In New Mexico, $155,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 48.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.8%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
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
New Mexico
Dentists, General
- Median
- $155,260
- p25
- $118,560
- p75
- $226,330
- p10
- $101,180
- p90
- $306,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.