State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Louisiana
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Louisiana, $70,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.3%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
Louisiana
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $70,460
- p25
- $61,940
- p75
- $80,880
- p10
- $49,230
- p90
- $91,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.