State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Arizona vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Arizona, $194,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 12%.
Nominal pay gap
-12%
Arizona vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-22.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Dentists, General
- Median
- $194,180
- p25
- $118,910
- p75
- $221,380
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $336,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
North Dakota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $220,660
- p25
- $151,110
- p75
- $275,680
- p10
- $138,570
- p90
- $308,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.