State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In South Dakota, $158,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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 Dakota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $158,140
- p25
- $104,540
- p75
- $191,280
- p10
- $94,560
- p90
- $250,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.