State comparison · 2025
Dentists, General salary: North Dakota vs West Virginia
Dentists, General in North Dakota earn a median of $220,660. In West Virginia, $170,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.5%
North Dakota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
West Virginia
Dentists, General
- Median
- $170,370
- p25
- $129,990
- p75
- $268,400
- p10
- $96,270
- p90
- $362,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.