State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Missouri
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Missouri, $65,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 51%.
Nominal pay gap
+51%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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%
Missouri
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $65,450
- p25
- $58,030
- p75
- $76,860
- p10
- $43,980
- p90
- $85,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.