Dietitians and Nutritionists salary
The median pay for dietitians and nutritionists in the United States is $76,400 a year. About 77,570 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,090
- 25th percentile
- $63,080
- Median percentile
- $76,400
- 75th percentile
- $89,340
- 90th percentile
- $103,720
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $98,850
- West Virginia $89,440
- Alaska $87,980
- New Jersey $84,450
- Washington $84,220
- Oregon $84,180
- New York $82,480
- District of Columbia $82,150
- Hawaii $81,920
- Connecticut $80,600
- Delaware $78,060
- Maryland $77,800
- Minnesota $77,540
- Vermont $77,450
- Virginia $77,380
- Massachusetts $76,660
- Florida $76,050
- Colorado $75,510
- Wisconsin $74,930
- New Mexico $74,730
- Texas $74,440
- Illinois $73,520
- Georgia $73,200
- Iowa $72,690
- New Hampshire $71,840
- Idaho $71,610
- Montana $71,580
- Rhode Island $71,300
- Louisiana $70,460
- Nebraska $70,160
- North Dakota $70,040
- South Carolina $69,970
- Oklahoma $69,560
- Ohio $69,530
- Kentucky $69,520
- Nevada $69,030
- Tennessee $67,620
- North Carolina $67,560
- Pennsylvania $67,410
- Michigan $66,850
- Kansas $66,830
- Indiana $66,450
- Alabama $66,190
- Arkansas $65,540
- Missouri $65,450
- Utah $65,310
- South Dakota $64,890
- Maine $64,610
- Arizona $64,410
- Wyoming $64,370
- Mississippi $63,700
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $122,910
- San Francisco, CA $117,380
- Vallejo, CA $111,430
- Santa Cruz, CA $103,760
- Sacramento, CA $102,580
- Santa Maria, CA $102,060
- Salinas, CA $101,640
- Napa, CA $101,050
- Santa Rosa, CA $99,720
- San Diego, CA $98,870
- Modesto, CA $97,830
- San Luis Obispo, CA $97,350
- Visalia, CA $96,880
- Los Angeles, CA $95,450
- Riverside, CA $95,280
- Chico, CA $93,900
- Oxnard, CA $93,860
- Fresno, CA $93,470
- Stockton, CA $93,010
- Charleston, WV $92,390
- Bakersfield, CA $90,760
- Redding, CA $90,520
- Beckley, WV $89,440
- Salem, OR $89,220
- Barnstable Town, MA $88,320
- Seattle, WA $87,580
- New York, NY $86,690
- Portland, OR $85,860
- Trenton, NJ $84,050
- Amherst Town, MA $83,850
- Bridgeport, CT $82,880
- Reno, NV $81,920
- Washington, DC $81,750
- St. Cloud, MN $81,620
- New Haven, CT $81,110
- Hagerstown, MD $80,920
- Naples, FL $80,560
- Rochester, MN $80,330
- Kiryas Joel, NY $80,270
- Hartford, CT $80,260
- Bremerton, WA $80,070
- Utica, NY $80,020
- Miami, FL $79,750
- Eugene, OR $79,610
- Winchester, VA $79,590
- Urban Honolulu, HI $79,580
- Greeley, CO $79,190
- Anchorage, AK $79,160
- Albany, NY $79,130
- Yakima, WA $79,130
- North Port, FL $79,050
- Bellingham, WA $78,910
- Richmond, VA $78,900
- Syracuse, NY $78,460
- Norwich, CT $78,040
- Buffalo, NY $77,990
- Boston, MA $77,840
- Minneapolis, MN $77,780
- Kingston, NY $77,720
- Morgantown, WV $77,720
- Atlanta, GA $77,710
- Milwaukee, WI $77,660
- Gainesville, FL $77,620
- Dallas, TX $77,540
- Waterbury, CT $77,350
- Spokane, WA $77,330
- Ithaca, NY $77,220
- Fayetteville, NC $77,210
- Houston, TX $77,180
- Kennewick, WA $77,120
- Colorado Springs, CO $77,030
- Binghamton, NY $76,990
- Altoona, PA $76,920
- Cape Coral, FL $76,920
- El Paso, TX $76,830
- Burlington, VT $76,800
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,600
- Charleston, SC $76,550
- Green Bay, WI $76,540
- Huntington, WV $76,400
- Vineland, NJ $76,350
- Eau Claire, WI $76,320
- Pittsfield, MA $76,310
- Olympia, WA $76,200
- Pueblo, CO $76,200
- Tampa, FL $76,050
- Baltimore, MD $75,970
- Fort Wayne, IN $75,960
- Crestview, FL $75,940
- Grand Junction, CO $75,920
- Lynchburg, VA $75,860
- Bismarck, ND $75,850
- Deltona, FL $75,660
- Albuquerque, NM $75,590
- Alexandria, LA $75,520
- Lebanon, PA $75,460
- Bend, OR $75,350
- Atlantic City, NJ $75,280
- Madison, WI $75,250
- Cedar Rapids, IA $75,200
- Beaumont, TX $75,030
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $74,990
- Boulder, CO $74,930
- Charlotte, NC $74,930
- Philadelphia, PA $74,860
- Amarillo, TX $74,710
- Killeen, TX $74,640
- Durham, NC $74,630
- Jackson, MI $74,530
- Asheville, NC $74,380
- Canton, OH $74,370
- Worcester, MA $74,320
- Nashville, TN $74,110
- Akron, OH $74,090
- Waterloo, IA $74,010
- Orlando, FL $73,930
- Manhattan, KS $73,920
- Boise City, ID $73,900
- Waco, TX $73,850
- Panama City, FL $73,820