BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Bismarck, ND was 91, or 9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 84.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Dentists, General median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 29-1021 and BLS area 13900.
Questions, answered
Dentists, General pay in Bismarck, ND: common questions
What is the median wage for Dentists, General in Bismarck, ND?
BLS did not publish a median for Dentists, General in Bismarck, ND in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Dentists, General pay higher in Bismarck, ND than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Bismarck, ND with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Bismarck, ND?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Dentists, General jobs does BLS estimate in Bismarck, ND?
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What the Dentists, General median says in Bismarck, ND
BLS did not publish an exact median for Dentists, General in Bismarck, ND in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 29-1021 and BLS area 13900.
BLS lists 60 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Bismarck, ND's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-1021 and area 13900. SOC 29-1021 names Dentists, General. Area 13900 names Bismarck, ND. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-1021/13900 row reports 60 wage and salary jobs, 0.91 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.13 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-1021/13900, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
29-1021/13900 10th percentile: Not published.
29-1021/13900 25th percentile: Not published.
29-1021/13900 median: Not published.
29-1021/13900 75th percentile: Not published.
29-1021/13900 90th percentile: Not published.
29-1021/13900 employment RSE: 13.5%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
29-1021/13900 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 13900 facts behind this Dentists, General page
Area 13900 reports 71,270 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,630. Its annual median is $52,560. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Bismarck, ND runs from $31,210 at the 10th percentile to $103,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,310. The median is $52,560. The 75th percentile is $76,140. This is a place check, not a pay range for Dentists, General.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 13900. They do not show related skills or a path into Dentists, General.
1. Area 13900, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 2,400 jobs, $81,120 annual median, 33.74 jobs per 1,000, and 1.55 location quotient.
2. Area 13900, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,280 jobs, $36,730 annual median, 31.97 jobs per 1,000, and 1.28 location quotient.
3. Area 13900, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,180 jobs, $29,940 annual median, 30.61 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Bismarck, ND wage ladder for Dentists, General
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Bismarck, ND has a annual median of Not published. North Dakota has $220,660 per year. The U.S. row has $170,950 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Bismarck, ND cannot be compared with North Dakota on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. Bismarck, ND cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Bismarck, ND has no exact published median that can enter this Dentists, General pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other metro areas may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Bismarck, ND without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 29-1021. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Dentists, General medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 29-1021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has the highest published median in this set, at $241,850 per year. Bismarck, ND sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Dentists, General is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has a Dentists, General median of $241,850 per year, or not available. BLS lists 450 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 1.67.
2. Memphis, TN-MS-AR has a Dentists, General median of $238,040 per year, or not available. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 0.58.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Dentists, General jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Dentists, General in this same-source set, at 7,240 jobs. Bismarck, ND has 60. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 7,240 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 7,180 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $190,010 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.95.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 6,300 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 6,240 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $139,990 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Local-share leaders
Where Dentists, General takes the largest share of local jobs
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.28. Bismarck, ND has 1.13. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Dentists, General is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a location quotient of 2.28, a gap of 1.15 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 740 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $180,440 per year, or not available.
2. Hot Springs, AR has a location quotient of 2.09, a gap of 0.96 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 60 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $161,820 per year, or not available.
3. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR has a location quotient of 1.86, a gap of 0.73 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 410 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $179,940 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Dentists, General is in Bismarck, ND
BLS lists 60 Dentists, General jobs in Bismarck, ND. It also lists 0.91 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.13. A value of 1 means Dentists, General has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Dentists, General beside other roles in Bismarck, ND
The all-occupations median in Bismarck, ND is $52,560 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Dentists, General median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Bismarck, ND still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Dentists, General from another role's number.
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Bismarck, ND table, at 2,400 jobs. Dentists, General has 60 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 71,270. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Dentists, General's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Registered Nurses has 2,400 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 2,340 from Dentists, General. Its median is $81,120 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.55.
2. Retail Salespersons has 2,280 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 2,220 from Dentists, General. Its median is $36,730 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.28.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,180 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 2,120 from Dentists, General. Its median is $29,940 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.23.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Bismarck, ND
Managers, All Other has the highest published median in the bounded Bismarck, ND role table, at $119,390 per year. Dentists, General has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $52,560 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Managers, All Other has a median of $119,390 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.71.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $93,540 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 1,740 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,120 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 2,400 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.55.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Bismarck, ND
Childcare Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Bismarck, ND role table, at 3.24. Dentists, General has 1.13. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Dentists, General with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 3.24 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 2.11 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 770 jobs and a median of $30,650 per year, or not available.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 2.64 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1.51 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $62,150 per year, or not available.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.15 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1.02 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a median of $46,720 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Bismarck, ND
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Dentists, General in Bismarck, ND because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 91.0 for Bismarck, ND. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 29-1021.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Dentists, General row is 13.5%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 60 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Dentists, General. It uses a Bismarck, ND place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Dentists, General row for Bismarck, ND does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 60 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.13 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 91.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-1021 in BLS area 13900. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 60 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 13900, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,740 jobs, $93,540 annual median, 24.42 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
5. Area 13900, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 1,680 jobs, $38,850 annual median, 23.55 jobs per 1,000, and 0.85 location quotient.
6. Area 13900, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 1,470 jobs, $50,400 annual median, 20.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.3 location quotient.
3. Columbia, SC has a Dentists, General median of $228,820 per year, or not available. BLS lists 480 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 1.53.
4. Anchorage, AK has a Dentists, General median of $228,030 per year, or not available. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 1.29.
5. Evansville, IN has a Dentists, General median of $225,620 per year, or not available. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 0.69.
6. Bend, OR has a Dentists, General median of $224,990 per year, or not available. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 1.39.
7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has a Dentists, General median of $222,690 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,710 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 0.74.
8. Hanford-Corcoran, CA has a Dentists, General median of $222,430 per year, or not available. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 60 in Bismarck, ND. The location quotient is 1.49.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 5,910 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 5,850 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $156,100 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.64.
4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 3,270 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 3,210 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $172,210 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.45.
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 3,040 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 2,980 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $184,540 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.21.
6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 2,890 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 2,830 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $179,990 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.89.
7. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 2,700 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 2,640 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $194,180 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.42.
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 2,570 estimated Dentists, General jobs, a gap of 2,510 jobs from Bismarck, ND. Its median is $163,390 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.11.
4. Urban Honolulu, HI has a location quotient of 1.81, a gap of 0.68 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 650 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $168,090 per year, or not available.
5. Raleigh-Cary, NC has a location quotient of 1.69, a gap of 0.56 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 1,000 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $207,380 per year, or not available.
6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has a location quotient of 1.67, a gap of 0.54 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 450 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $241,850 per year, or not available.
7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.51 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 5,910 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $156,100 per year, or not available.
8. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 0.46 from Bismarck, ND. BLS lists 120 Dentists, General jobs and a median of $181,080 per year, or not available.
4. General and Operations Managers has 1,740 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1,680 from Dentists, General. Its median is $93,540 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,680 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1,620 from Dentists, General. Its median is $38,850 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.85.
6. Office Clerks, General has 1,470 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1,410 from Dentists, General. Its median is $50,400 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.3.
7. Nursing Assistants has 1,430 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1,370 from Dentists, General. Its median is $46,720 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.15.
8. Cashiers has 1,390 jobs in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 1,330 from Dentists, General. Its median is $33,260 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.98.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,910 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 780 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.17.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $69,760 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 580 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $62,150 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 580 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 2.64.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $62,000 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.13.
8. Electricians has a median of $61,900 per year in Bismarck, ND, or not available. BLS lists 480 jobs, compared with 60 for Dentists, General. Its location quotient is 1.38.
4. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.8 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 0.67 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $29,350 per year, or not available.
5. Managers, All Other has a location quotient of 1.71 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 0.58 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $119,390 per year, or not available.
6. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.67 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 0.54 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 510 jobs and a median of $54,670 per year, or not available.
7. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.55 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 0.42 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 2,400 jobs and a median of $81,120 per year, or not available.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.49 in Bismarck, ND, a gap of 0.36 from Dentists, General. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a median of $47,580 per year, or not available.
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