State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Texas
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Texas, $162,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 42.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.3%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
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
Texas
Dentists, General
- Median
- $162,360
- p25
- $119,990
- p75
- $216,390
- p10
- $83,990
- p90
- $308,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.