State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Illinois, $156,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.3%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-37%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Dentists, General
- Median
- $156,110
- p25
- $124,800
- p75
- $272,510
- p10
- $123,920
- p90
- $291,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.