State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: New York vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In New York, $183,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.6% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
-17%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-31.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Dentists, General
- Median
- $183,060
- p25
- $109,220
- p75
- $221,910
- p10
- $75,410
- p90
- $375,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -28%
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.