State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In New Jersey, $171,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.5% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-36.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Dentists, General
- Median
- $171,330
- p25
- $132,710
- p75
- $260,000
- p10
- $77,920
- p90
- $349,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.