🍎Dietitians & Nutritionists
National Median Wage
$69,680
National Employment
78K
Best Value: Top Metros by Cost-Adjusted Wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. Higher = your salary goes further.
All Metro Areas
78 metro areas
| # | Metro Area | State | Median Wage | Cost-Adj. Wage▼ | Employment | Emp / 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $98,678 | $87,326 | 496 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $85,899 | $85,049 | 662 | 1.1 |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $88,662 | $81,341 | 717 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $79,721 | $80,526 | 988 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $83,718 | $80,498 | 143 | 1.9 |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $78,725 | $80,332 | 608 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $77,149 | $79,535 | 893 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $80,115 | $79,322 | 561 | 1.9 |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $80,349 | $78,774 | 80 | 1.6 |
| 10 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $75,838 | $78,184 | 966 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $73,403 | $78,088 | 226 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $75,249 | $77,576 | 317 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $83,242 | $77,076 | 989 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $70,811 | $76,968 | 335 | 1.7 |
| 15 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $82,767 | $76,636 | 1,800 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $74,696 | $76,220 | 1,085 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $70,842 | $76,174 | 297 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $69,426 | $75,463 | 298 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $67,065 | $75,354 | 88 | 1.2 |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $84,729 | $74,981 | 1,269 | 1.3 |
| 21 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $68,318 | $74,259 | 293 | 1.5 |
| 22 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $68,108 | $74,030 | 283 | 1.1 |
| 23 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $65,132 | $74,014 | 187 | 1.9 |
| 24 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $67,993 | $73,905 | 334 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $71,250 | $73,454 | 1,241 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $69,041 | $73,448 | 750 | 1.9 |
| 27 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $68,932 | $73,332 | 289 | 1.2 |
| 28 | Columbus, OH | OH | $67,194 | $73,037 | 307 | 1.5 |
| 29 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $76,049 | $72,428 | 324 | 1.3 |
| 30 | Madison, WI | WI | $67,117 | $72,169 | 143 | 1.9 |
| 31 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $72,682 | $71,962 | 170 | 1.1 |
| 32 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $64,551 | $71,723 | 131 | 1.3 |
| 33 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $70,746 | $71,461 | 72 | 1.4 |
| 34 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $73,829 | $70,989 | 345 | 1.4 |
| 35 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $77,067 | $70,704 | 96 | 1.3 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $68,990 | $70,398 | 356 | 1.8 |
| 37 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $67,862 | $69,961 | 320 | 1.6 |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | VA | $70,642 | $69,943 | 205 | 1.4 |
| 39 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $62,177 | $69,862 | 65 | 1.6 |
| 40 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $72,633 | $69,839 | 186 | 1.9 |
| 41 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $64,887 | $69,771 | 283 | 1.9 |
| 42 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $66,165 | $69,647 | 216 | 1.4 |
| 43 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $78,366 | $69,350 | 361 | 1.2 |
| 44 | Columbia, SC | SC | $64,134 | $68,961 | 115 | 1.5 |
| 45 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $60,592 | $68,855 | 97 | 1.3 |
| 46 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $69,361 | $68,674 | 595 | 1.3 |
| 47 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $60,324 | $68,550 | 179 | 1.8 |
| 48 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $61,520 | $68,356 | 133 | 1.3 |
| 49 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $66,109 | $68,154 | 42 | 1.7 |
| 50 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $58,992 | $67,807 | 102 | 1.4 |
| 51 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $60,904 | $67,671 | 170 | 1.1 |
| 52 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $67,972 | $67,299 | 228 | 1.5 |
| 53 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $62,578 | $66,572 | 125 | 1.3 |
| 54 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $61,726 | $66,372 | 150 | 2.0 |
| 55 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $58,339 | $66,294 | 201 | 1.3 |
| 56 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $61,571 | $66,205 | 152 | 1.5 |
| 57 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $68,184 | $66,198 | 758 | 1.4 |
| 58 | Boise City, ID | ID | $60,025 | $65,962 | 104 | 1.4 |
| 59 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $73,640 | $65,168 | 379 | 1.9 |
| 60 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $63,147 | $65,100 | 65 | 1.6 |
| 61 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $58,561 | $65,068 | 116 | 1.2 |
| 62 | Jackson, MS | MS | $56,354 | $64,775 | 82 | 1.6 |
| 63 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $67,939 | $64,704 | 82 | 1.6 |
| 64 | Wichita, KS | KS | $58,172 | $64,636 | 70 | 1.4 |
| 65 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $62,376 | $64,305 | 319 | 1.3 |
| 66 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $58,257 | $64,019 | 17 | 1.1 |
| 67 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $59,486 | $63,963 | 195 | 1.9 |
| 68 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $65,756 | $63,841 | 233 | 1.6 |
| 69 | Billings, MT | MT | $57,035 | $63,372 | 47 | 1.9 |
| 70 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $55,068 | $62,577 | 72 | 1.8 |
| 71 | Charleston, WV | WV | $54,626 | $60,696 | 47 | 1.9 |
| 72 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $61,203 | $60,597 | 138 | 1.4 |
| 73 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $62,360 | $60,544 | 349 | 1.4 |
| 74 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $68,162 | $60,320 | 644 | 1.6 |
| 75 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $61,992 | $60,186 | 458 | 1.5 |
| 76 | El Paso, TX | TX | $58,258 | $60,060 | 106 | 1.4 |
| 77 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $61,339 | $56,795 | 125 | 1.3 |
| 78 | Rochester, NY | NY | $61,106 | $56,580 | 163 | 1.6 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median salary for Dietitians & Nutritionists?
The national median annual wage for dietitians & nutritionists is $69,680, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do dietitians & nutritionists earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for dietitians & nutritionists are San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($87,326), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($85,049), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($81,341).
How many metro areas have data for dietitians & nutritionists?
We have wage and employment data for dietitians & nutritionists across 78 metro areas in the United States.
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022