State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Iowa
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Iowa, $72,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
+36%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+7.9%
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%
Iowa
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $72,690
- p25
- $62,960
- p75
- $80,100
- p10
- $50,720
- p90
- $92,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.