State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: California vs Minnesota
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In California, $165,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Dentists, General
- Median
- $165,950
- p25
- $124,470
- p75
- $213,260
- p10
- $74,510
- p90
- $272,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
Minnesota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $219,200
- p25
- $194,990
- p75
- $220,230
- p10
- $132,930
- p90
- $226,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.