State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Dietitians and Nutritionists in Alaska earn a median of $87,980. In Tennessee, $67,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $87,980
- p25
- $78,330
- p75
- $97,510
- p10
- $70,100
- p90
- $105,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Tennessee
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $67,620
- p25
- $57,780
- p75
- $77,880
- p10
- $40,860
- p90
- $90,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.