State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Pennsylvania
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Pennsylvania, $163,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.1% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.1%
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+48.1%
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
Pennsylvania
Dentists, General
- Median
- $163,390
- p25
- $112,640
- p75
- $210,650
- p10
- $65,520
- p90
- $316,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.