State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Utah
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Utah, $133,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.9% — not 65.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.5%
North Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+83.9%
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
Utah
Dentists, General
- Median
- $133,320
- p25
- $101,100
- p75
- $165,580
- p10
- $84,020
- p90
- $222,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.