State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Texas
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Texas, $162,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
North Dakota vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+48.3%
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
Texas
Dentists, General
- Median
- $162,360
- p25
- $119,990
- p75
- $216,390
- p10
- $83,990
- p90
- $308,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.