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State comparison · 2025

Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs North Carolina

Occupation

Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In North Carolina, $207,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 11.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+2.8%
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
See full breakdown for Alaska

North Carolina

Dentists, General

Median
$207,000
p25
$151,810
p75
$232,880
p10
$107,810
p90
$337,630
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-53%
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.