State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs New Jersey
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In New Jersey, $84,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.1%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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%
New Jersey
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $84,450
- p25
- $75,570
- p75
- $98,530
- p10
- $62,670
- p90
- $114,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.