State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Indiana
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Indiana, $66,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 48.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.8%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+25.4%
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%
Indiana
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $66,450
- p25
- $56,830
- p75
- $78,040
- p10
- $43,050
- p90
- $84,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.