State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Iowa vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In Iowa, $72,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Iowa vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $72,690
- p25
- $62,960
- p75
- $80,100
- p10
- $50,720
- p90
- $92,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.