State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Pennsylvania, $67,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.6%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+29.3%
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%
Pennsylvania
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $67,410
- p25
- $54,810
- p75
- $78,850
- p10
- $43,370
- p90
- $92,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.