State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Minnesota vs West Virginia
Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median of $219,200. In West Virginia, $170,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.7%
Minnesota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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%
West Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $170,370
- p25
- $129,990
- p75
- $268,400
- p10
- $96,270
- p90
- $362,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.