State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Louisiana vs Minnesota
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Louisiana, $170,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.1%
Louisiana vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-12.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $170,750
- p25
- $101,670
- p75
- $213,660
- p10
- $80,530
- p90
- $309,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Minnesota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $219,200
- p25
- $194,990
- p75
- $220,230
- p10
- $132,930
- p90
- $226,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.