State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Rhode Island vs Tennessee
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In Tennessee, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
Rhode Island vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $82,420
- p25
- $58,950
- p75
- $132,730
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $190,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
Tennessee
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $61,630
- p25
- $46,990
- p75
- $95,490
- p10
- $34,350
- p90
- $128,130
- 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.