State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Oklahoma
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Oklahoma, $166,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 31.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.9%
Minnesota vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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%
Oklahoma
Dentists, General
- Median
- $166,170
- p25
- $107,880
- p75
- $228,710
- p10
- $97,290
- p90
- $346,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.