State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Maryland
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Maryland, $77,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.5% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+20.5%
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%
Maryland
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $77,800
- p25
- $70,490
- p75
- $86,900
- p10
- $61,470
- p90
- $100,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.