State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs South Carolina
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In South Carolina, $158,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.4% — not 39.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.1%
North Dakota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+46.4%
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
South Carolina
Dentists, General
- Median
- $158,640
- p25
- $121,090
- p75
- $228,820
- p10
- $96,920
- p90
- $310,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.