State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: Montana vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Montana, $167,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.2%
Montana vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-28.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Dentists, General
- Median
- $167,200
- p25
- $121,610
- p75
- $202,310
- p10
- $63,710
- p90
- $230,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.