State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Oregon, $211,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 4.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.2%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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
Oregon
Dentists, General
- Median
- $211,690
- p25
- $169,430
- p75
- $306,890
- p10
- $143,990
- p90
- $353,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.