State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In Illinois, $73,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.8%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $73,520
- p25
- $62,800
- p75
- $83,010
- p10
- $51,330
- p90
- $115,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.