State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Arkansas vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Arkansas, $178,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.9%
Arkansas vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Dentists, General
- Median
- $178,930
- p25
- $127,540
- p75
- $209,720
- p10
- $99,010
- p90
- $223,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.