State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Dentists, General in Alaska earn a median of $230,990. In West Virginia, $170,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.5%
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
West Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $170,370
- p25
- $129,990
- p75
- $268,400
- p10
- $96,270
- p90
- $362,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.