State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs New Mexico
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In New Mexico, $74,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+10.2%
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 Mexico
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $74,730
- p25
- $62,320
- p75
- $78,320
- p10
- $56,260
- p90
- $91,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.