State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Oklahoma
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Oklahoma, $166,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 39%.
Nominal pay gap
+39%
Alaska vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+19.2%
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
Oklahoma
Dentists, General
- Median
- $166,170
- p25
- $107,880
- p75
- $228,710
- p10
- $97,290
- p90
- $346,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.