State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs Washington
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In Washington, $169,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+42.2%
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
Washington
Dentists, General
- Median
- $169,730
- p25
- $119,250
- p75
- $235,180
- p10
- $85,240
- p90
- $346,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.