State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs South Dakota
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In South Dakota, $158,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
Minnesota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+24.6%
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%
South Dakota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $158,140
- p25
- $104,540
- p75
- $191,280
- p10
- $94,560
- p90
- $250,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.