State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Healthcare Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $94,100. In Tennessee, $61,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 53.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.7%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $94,100
- p25
- $75,360
- p75
- $107,500
- p10
- $60,970
- p90
- $124,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Tennessee
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $61,240
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $76,200
- p10
- $41,120
- p90
- $83,280
- 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.