State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Nebraska
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Nebraska, $70,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 40.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.9%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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%
Nebraska
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $70,160
- p25
- $60,230
- p75
- $80,930
- p10
- $57,340
- p90
- $89,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.