State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Connecticut
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Connecticut, $80,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.6%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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%
Connecticut
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $80,600
- p25
- $68,830
- p75
- $90,020
- p10
- $61,570
- p90
- $100,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.