State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Dietitians and Nutritionists in Alaska earn a median of $87,980. In Mississippi, $63,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 38.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.1%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+17.3%
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
Mississippi
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $63,700
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $77,060
- p10
- $42,810
- p90
- $86,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.