State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Connecticut vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Connecticut, $160,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Connecticut vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-37.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Dentists, General
- Median
- $160,440
- p25
- $121,420
- p75
- $205,220
- p10
- $89,430
- p90
- $362,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -76%
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.