State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Ohio
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Ohio, $167,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 38%.
Nominal pay gap
+38%
Alaska vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+25%
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
Ohio
Dentists, General
- Median
- $167,410
- p25
- $96,370
- p75
- $222,820
- p10
- $64,910
- p90
- $316,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.