State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Dietitians and Nutritionists in Alaska earn a median of $87,980. In Iowa, $72,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+3.8%
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
Iowa
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $72,690
- p25
- $62,960
- p75
- $80,100
- p10
- $50,720
- p90
- $92,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.