State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs Washington
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In Washington, $84,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 17.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.4%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
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%
Washington
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $84,220
- p25
- $72,230
- p75
- $99,940
- p10
- $62,100
- p90
- $108,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.