State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Maine
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Maine, $64,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 53%.
Nominal pay gap
+53%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+34.2%
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%
Maine
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $64,610
- p25
- $45,230
- p75
- $87,820
- p10
- $35,360
- p90
- $129,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.