State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Tennessee vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In Tennessee, $67,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
Tennessee vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $89,440
- p25
- $71,270
- p75
- $92,390
- p10
- $55,350
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.