State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Texas
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Texas, $162,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
+35%
Minnesota vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
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%
Texas
Dentists, General
- Median
- $162,360
- p25
- $119,990
- p75
- $216,390
- p10
- $83,990
- p90
- $308,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.