State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Colorado
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Colorado, $75,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.9%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $98,850
- p25
- $83,270
- p75
- $110,660
- p10
- $72,780
- p90
- $130,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -29%
Colorado
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $75,510
- p25
- $65,170
- p75
- $87,920
- p10
- $59,840
- p90
- $114,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.