State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Virginia
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Virginia, $197,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.9%
North Dakota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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
Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $197,110
- p25
- $134,870
- p75
- $259,530
- p10
- $105,400
- p90
- $321,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.