State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs Virginia
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In Virginia, $197,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 11.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.2%
Minnesota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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%
Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $197,110
- p25
- $134,870
- p75
- $259,530
- p10
- $105,400
- p90
- $321,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.