State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In District of Columbia, $82,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.2%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $82,150
- p25
- $77,210
- p75
- $98,430
- p10
- $50,010
- p90
- $111,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.