State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Mississippi
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Mississippi, $143,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.6%
Minnesota vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Mississippi
Dentists, General
- Median
- $143,660
- p25
- $77,620
- p75
- $195,110
- p10
- $59,700
- p90
- $240,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.