State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In Maryland, $77,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.9% — not 13%.
Nominal pay gap
-13%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $77,800
- p25
- $70,490
- p75
- $86,900
- p10
- $61,470
- p90
- $100,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.