State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Maryland vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Maryland, $168,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.3% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
Maryland vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-35.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Dentists, General
- Median
- $168,500
- p25
- $134,850
- p75
- $215,960
- p10
- $107,880
- p90
- $254,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.