State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Carolina vs North Dakota
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In North Carolina, $207,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.2%
North Carolina vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-11.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Dentists, General
- Median
- $207,000
- p25
- $151,810
- p75
- $232,880
- p10
- $107,810
- p90
- $337,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.