State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Maine vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Maine, $209,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 5.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.2%
Maine vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Dentists, General
- Median
- $209,200
- p25
- $160,980
- p75
- $351,830
- p10
- $152,740
- p90
- $385,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.