State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs South Carolina
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In South Carolina, $69,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.3%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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%
South Carolina
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $69,970
- p25
- $58,960
- p75
- $79,620
- p10
- $40,630
- p90
- $95,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.