State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Montana
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Montana, $167,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
Minnesota vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+25.8%
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%
Montana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $167,200
- p25
- $121,610
- p75
- $202,310
- p10
- $63,710
- p90
- $230,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.