State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Tennessee
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Tennessee, $67,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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%
Tennessee
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $67,620
- p25
- $57,780
- p75
- $77,880
- p10
- $40,860
- p90
- $90,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.