State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Virginia, $197,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.2%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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
Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $197,110
- p25
- $134,870
- p75
- $259,530
- p10
- $105,400
- p90
- $321,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.