State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: California vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in California earn a median of $98,850. In West Virginia, $89,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.5%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
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%
West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $89,440
- p25
- $71,270
- p75
- $92,390
- p10
- $55,350
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.