State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Montana
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Montana, $71,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 38.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.1%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Montana
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $71,580
- p25
- $63,380
- p75
- $78,540
- p10
- $60,280
- p90
- $90,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.