State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Oklahoma
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Oklahoma, $166,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.8%
North Dakota vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+31%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Oklahoma
Dentists, General
- Median
- $166,170
- p25
- $107,880
- p75
- $228,710
- p10
- $97,290
- p90
- $346,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.