State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Colorado vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Colorado, $166,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Colorado vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-35%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Dentists, General
- Median
- $166,240
- p25
- $103,820
- p75
- $210,080
- p10
- $84,590
- p90
- $229,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +63%
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.