State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Louisiana vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Louisiana, $170,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Louisiana vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
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%
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.