State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs North Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In North Dakota, $70,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
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 Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $70,040
- p25
- $64,060
- p75
- $79,980
- p10
- $59,860
- p90
- $86,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.