State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In Washington, $169,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.3% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+56.3%
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
Washington
Dentists, General
- Median
- $169,730
- p25
- $119,250
- p75
- $235,180
- p10
- $85,240
- p90
- $346,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.