State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Oregon
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Oregon, $211,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.6% — not 3.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.5%
Minnesota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+8.6%
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%
Oregon
Dentists, General
- Median
- $211,690
- p25
- $169,430
- p75
- $306,890
- p10
- $143,990
- p90
- $353,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.