Alaska is the best state for dentists to live and work in 2022 while Hawaii is the worst, according to career website Zippia.
Zippia examined each state and Washington, D.C., and ranked them using dentists' median salary, as well as each state's cost of living and location quotient, a measurement created by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the best states for dentists to work in 2022 from best to worst and including Washington, D.C.:
1. Alaska
2. Wisconsin
3. New Hampshire
4. Ohio
5. Connecticut
6. Michigan
7. Maine
8. Minnesota
9. Rhode Island
10. Massachusetts
11. Alabama
12. Delaware
13. North Dakota
14. Illinois
15. Vermont
16. Mississippi
17. Nevada
18. Oregon
19. Oklahoma
20. Georgia
21. Montana
22. Idaho
23. Nebraska
24. Washington, D.C.
25. Indiana
26. Arizona
27. New Mexico
28. Texas
29. South Dakota
30. Missouri
31. Florida
32. Maryland
33. Arkansas
34. Virgina
35. South Carolina
36. North Carolina
37. Kansas
38. New Jersey
39. Colorado
40. California
41. Iowa
42.Washington
43. Louisiana
44. New York
45. Pennsylvania
46. Tennessee
47. Wyoming
48. Kentucky
49. Utah
50. West Virginia
51. Hawaii