State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Rhode Island
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Rhode Island, $161,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57% — not 36.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.6%
North Dakota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+57%
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
Rhode Island
Dentists, General
- Median
- $161,560
- p25
- $124,990
- p75
- $197,350
- p10
- $103,490
- p90
- $240,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.