State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Rhode Island, $161,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.8% — not 43%.
Nominal pay gap
+43%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+42.8%
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
Rhode Island
Dentists, General
- Median
- $161,560
- p25
- $124,990
- p75
- $197,350
- p10
- $103,490
- p90
- $240,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.