State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In South Carolina, $158,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.6%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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
South Carolina
Dentists, General
- Median
- $158,640
- p25
- $121,090
- p75
- $228,820
- p10
- $96,920
- p90
- $310,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.