State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs New Mexico
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In New Mexico, $155,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
Minnesota vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
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%
New Mexico
Dentists, General
- Median
- $155,260
- p25
- $118,560
- p75
- $226,330
- p10
- $101,180
- p90
- $306,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.