State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Kentucky
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Kentucky, $69,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.2%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Kentucky
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $69,520
- p25
- $50,010
- p75
- $78,880
- p10
- $31,820
- p90
- $89,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.