State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Massachusetts
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Massachusetts, $76,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
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%
Massachusetts
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $76,660
- p25
- $71,540
- p75
- $94,530
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $107,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.