State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In District of Columbia, $82,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.3%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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%
District of Columbia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $82,150
- p25
- $77,210
- p75
- $98,430
- p10
- $50,010
- p90
- $111,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.