State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Tennessee
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Tennessee, $215,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 2.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.5%
North Dakota vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Tennessee
Dentists, General
- Median
- $215,290
- p25
- $133,710
- p75
- $269,120
- p10
- $84,360
- p90
- $311,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.