State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Rhode Island
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Rhode Island, $161,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
Minnesota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+40.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Dentists, General
- Median
- $161,560
- p25
- $124,990
- p75
- $197,350
- p10
- $103,490
- p90
- $240,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.