State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs New York
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In New York, $183,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
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 York
Dentists, General
- Median
- $183,060
- p25
- $109,220
- p75
- $221,910
- p10
- $75,410
- p90
- $375,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -28%
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.