State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Idaho vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Idaho, $124,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.5% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.7%
Idaho vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-47.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Dentists, General
- Median
- $124,190
- p25
- $104,520
- p75
- $155,060
- p10
- $91,070
- p90
- $203,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.