State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists in Alaska earn a median of $87,980. In South Dakota, $64,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Alaska vs South Dakota
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
South Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $64,890
- p25
- $59,470
- p75
- $77,830
- p10
- $50,260
- p90
- $88,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.