State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Mississippi vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Mississippi, $143,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.4% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.9%
Mississippi vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-33.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Dentists, General
- Median
- $143,660
- p25
- $77,620
- p75
- $195,110
- p10
- $59,700
- p90
- $240,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
North Dakota
Dentists, General
- Median
- $220,660
- p25
- $151,110
- p75
- $275,680
- p10
- $138,570
- p90
- $308,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.