Dentist salary vs. cost of living in each state

The annual compensation for dentists far exceeds the base cost of living for each state in the U.S., according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Living Wage Calculator.

Here is the average annual dentist salary compared to the minimum cost of living in each state:

Note: Salary information was taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The minimum cost of living in each state was provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Living Wage Calculator. The cost of living is for a single adult with no children before taxes.

State

Salary

Cost of living

Alabama

$190,370

$32,547

Alaska

$118,030

$35,671

Arizona

$178,920

$36,985

Arkansas

$192,400

$31,719

California

N/A

$44,175

Colorado

$153,700

$39,978

Connecticut

N/A

$36,937

Delaware

$206,270

$36,114

Florida

$170,930

$36,848

Georgia

N/A

$36,862

Hawaii

N/A

$45,854

Idaho

$141,170

$33,422

Illinois

N/A

$37,641

Indiana

N/A

$32,832

Iowa

$186,690

$32,713

Kansas

$177,280

$32,643

Kentucky

$188,910

$32,129

Louisiana

$165,610

$32,993

Maine

$180,280

$34,382

Maryland

$157,960

$40,798

Massachusetts

N/A

$44,405

Michigan

$177,720

$33,851

Minnesota

$191,090

$35,320

Mississippi

$157,110

$32,073

Missouri

N/A

$32,801

Montana

$166,490

$32,689

Nebraska

$155,620

$32,722

Nevada

N/A

$35,399

New Hampshire

$200,970

$35,847

New Jersey

N/A

$38,910

New Mexico

$184,060

$33,435

New York

$180,110

$44,627

North Carolina

$202,550

$35,012

North Dakota

$175,950

$31,937

Ohio

$166,960

$31,890

Oklahoma

$166,300

$32,228

Oregon

$181,330

$40,312

Pennsylvania

$174,310

$34,128

Rhode Island

$204,770

$36,443

South Carolina

$161,210

$34,806

South Dakota

$144,860

$31,509

Tennessee

$186,760

$33,257

Texas

$162,900

$34,931

Utah

$131,490

$36,225

Vermont

N/A

$34,992

Virginia

$172,780

$39,599

Washington

N/A

$40,722

West Virginia

$145,300

$32,381

Wisconsin

$174,810

$33,409

Wyoming

$175,900

$32,532

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