State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Mississippi
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Mississippi, $63,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 55.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.2%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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%
Mississippi
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $63,700
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $77,060
- p10
- $42,810
- p90
- $86,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.