State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Massachusetts, $181,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.8% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.7%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-30.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Dentists, General
- Median
- $181,600
- p25
- $157,670
- p75
- $315,990
- p10
- $101,470
- p90
- $417,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
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.