State comparison · 2025
Bill and Account Collectors salary: Massachusetts vs Tennessee
Bill and Account Collectors in Massachusetts earn a median of $59,800. In Tennessee, $40,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
Massachusetts vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $59,800
- p25
- $50,780
- p75
- $63,720
- p10
- $45,990
- p90
- $75,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
Tennessee
Bill and Account Collectors
- Median
- $40,920
- p25
- $36,490
- p75
- $48,220
- p10
- $30,470
- p90
- $60,540
- 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.