State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Kansas
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Kansas, $66,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 47.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.9%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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%
Kansas
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $66,830
- p25
- $61,870
- p75
- $79,510
- p10
- $56,320
- p90
- $90,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.