State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Delaware
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Delaware, $78,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+14.2%
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%
Delaware
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $78,060
- p25
- $65,650
- p75
- $95,320
- p10
- $57,810
- p90
- $111,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.