State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs South Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In South Dakota, $64,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 52.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.3%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
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 Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $64,890
- p25
- $59,470
- p75
- $77,830
- p10
- $50,260
- p90
- $88,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.