State comparison · 2025
Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: South Dakota vs West Virginia
Dietitians and Nutritionists in West Virginia earn a median of $89,440. In South Dakota, $64,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 27.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.4%
South Dakota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median
- $64,890
- p25
- $59,470
- p75
- $77,830
- p10
- $50,260
- p90
- $88,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.