State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Texas
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Texas, $74,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.8%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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%
Texas
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $74,440
- p25
- $60,960
- p75
- $84,570
- p10
- $40,040
- p90
- $98,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.