State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Rhode Island
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Rhode Island, $71,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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%
Rhode Island
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $71,300
- p25
- $64,600
- p75
- $86,680
- p10
- $51,060
- p90
- $100,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.