Dietitians & Nutritionists
The national median wage for dietitians & nutritionists is $69,680 across 78K jobs. After cost of living, San Francisco goes furthest at $87,326, and 41 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 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 show wage and employment estimates for dietitians & nutritionists across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.