State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Minnesota
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Minnesota, $77,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 27.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.5%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
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%
Minnesota
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $77,540
- p25
- $68,020
- p75
- $85,140
- p10
- $62,660
- p90
- $94,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.