Dentists, General in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$148,573
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$70,627
32.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$150,962
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$219,200
Kept after tax
$148,573
Worth in national money
$150,962
State rank
3
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays dentists, general a middle wage of $219,200, ranking 3 of 47 states and sitting about 28.22% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, dentists, general ranks 5 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $219,200 the take-home is $148,573, which is worth about $150,962 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $211,780, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Minnesota's median for dentists, general is $219,200, about 28.22% above the national figure and 3 of 47 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, dentists, general sits 5 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for dentists, general on its $219,200 median: $148,573 retained after tax becomes $150,962 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $211,780 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Dentists, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $132,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $219,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $226,940 |
| This salary | $219,200 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $148,573 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $162,962 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,737 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $199,525 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,190 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Minnesota earn less than $219,200. The published range is $132,930 up to $226,940, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $148,573, worked from $219,200. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 5 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $150,962 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 5.
- Reported values are medians; for dentists, general in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $132,930 to $226,940. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Minnesota take-home of $148,573, on $219,200 for work ranking 5 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 5 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $150,962, worked from $219,200, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 5 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $211,780, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $132,930 and the top tenth $226,940, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Minnesota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $150,962 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $148,573.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Minnesota is $211,780. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($132,930 to $226,940) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $150,962 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $148,573 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.