State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Virginia, $77,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.7%
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%
Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $77,380
- p25
- $59,750
- p75
- $88,700
- p10
- $44,940
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.