State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs North Carolina
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In North Carolina, $67,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.3%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+24.6%
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%
North Carolina
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $67,560
- p25
- $59,770
- p75
- $78,690
- p10
- $48,910
- p90
- $88,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.