State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs South Carolina
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In South Carolina, $158,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
Minnesota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
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%
South Carolina
Dentists, General
- Median
- $158,640
- p25
- $121,090
- p75
- $228,820
- p10
- $96,920
- p90
- $310,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.