State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Missouri vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Missouri, $204,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.1%
Missouri vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Dentists, General
- Median
- $204,960
- p25
- $131,980
- p75
- $334,680
- p10
- $95,610
- p90
- $427,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +13%
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.