State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Florida vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Florida, $174,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.7%
Florida vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-31.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Dentists, General
- Median
- $174,900
- p25
- $128,440
- p75
- $229,990
- p10
- $98,680
- p90
- $314,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.