SOC 29-2051 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Dietetic Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$37,640

U.S. median hourly wage$18.09

U.S. employment31,560

Nationally, dietetic technicians earned a median of $37,640 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 31,560 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Dietetic Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Oregon	$54,670	$26.29	60	0.0
New York	$50,420	$24.24	1,580	0.2
Colorado	$47,810	$22.99	230	0.1
Minnesota	$47,610	$22.89	170	0.1
Washington	$47,000	$22.60	290	0.1
California	$46,410	$22.31	6,310	0.3
Arizona	$45,970	$22.10	370	0.1
Hawaii	$43,580	$20.95	130	0.2
Illinois	$42,550	$20.46	590	0.1
Maine	$42,320	$20.35	40	0.1
Connecticut	$42,040	$20.21	330	0.2
New Hampshire	$41,830	$20.11	230	0.3
Ohio	$41,380	$19.89	660	0.1
Delaware	$41,280	$19.85	150	0.3
District of Columbia	$40,810	$19.62	190	0.3
Utah	$40,580	$19.51	890	0.5
New Jersey	$40,530	$19.49	400	0.1
Montana	$40,040	$19.25	100	0.2
Massachusetts	$39,760	$19.12	910	0.2
Rhode Island	$39,400	$18.94	50	0.1
Oklahoma	$38,840	$18.67	130	0.1
Virginia	$38,790	$18.65	460	0.1
Wisconsin	$38,750	$18.63	410	0.1
Nebraska	$37,760	$18.15	100	0.1
Nevada	$37,630	$18.09	370	0.2
New Mexico	$37,580	$18.07	100	0.1
South Carolina	$36,770	$17.68	450	0.2
Michigan	$36,420	$17.51	3,060	0.7
Missouri	$36,100	$17.36	290	0.1
North Dakota	$35,890	$17.25	90	0.2
Iowa	$35,220	$16.93	350	0.2
West Virginia	$35,210	$16.93	260	0.4
Kansas	$35,060	$16.86	140	0.1
Florida	$34,740	$16.70	2,420	0.2
Georgia	$34,240	$16.46	490	0.1
Pennsylvania	$34,090	$16.39	2,300	0.4
Maryland	$33,710	$16.21	1,670	0.6
Idaho	$32,620	$15.68	170	0.2
Arkansas	$31,900	$15.34	210	0.2
Indiana	$31,660	$15.22	690	0.2
North Carolina	$31,010	$14.91	1,300	0.3
Texas	$30,280	$14.56	1,360	0.1
Kentucky	$28,970	$13.93	430	0.2
Louisiana	$28,860	$13.88	190	0.1
Mississippi	$28,690	$13.79	120	0.1
Puerto Rico	$24,960	$12.00	Not published	Not published
Tennessee	Not published	Not published	230	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 117 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Dietetic Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,070	$28.88	30	0.0
Redding, CA	$59,760	$28.73	60	0.8
Columbus, OH	$50,920	$24.48	160	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$50,690	$24.37	360	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$50,630	$24.34	90	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$50,570	$24.31	180	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$50,120	$24.10	30	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$49,800	$23.94	1,430	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$49,420	$23.76	190	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$48,780	$23.45	30	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,230	$23.19	140	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,210	$23.18	150	0.1
Modesto, CA	$48,130	$23.14	100	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$48,040	$23.10	220	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,740	$22.95	240	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,640	$22.90	630	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$45,930	$22.08	510	0.2
New Haven, CT	$45,720	$21.98	80	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,450	$21.85	2,550	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,240	$21.75	390	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$45,060	$21.67	100	0.3
Rochester, NY	$44,100	$21.20	40	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$44,080	$21.19	110	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$43,570	$20.95	100	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$43,560	$20.94	450	0.1
Worcester, MA	$43,190	$20.77	90	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$42,530	$20.45	70	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$42,330	$20.35	120	0.1
Madison, WI	$41,970	$20.18	50	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$41,490	$19.95	70	0.1
Toledo, OH	$41,380	$19.89	30	0.1
Chico, CA	$41,320	$19.86	40	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$41,260	$19.84	150	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$41,250	$19.83	440	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$40,630	$19.53	130	0.2
Ogden, UT	$40,580	$19.51	160	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$40,560	$19.50	140	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$40,490	$19.47	50	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$40,210	$19.33	100	0.1
Reno, NV	$40,160	$19.31	60	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$40,130	$19.29	720	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$39,910	$19.19	90	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$39,790	$19.13	160	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$39,630	$19.05	440	0.3
Richmond, VA	$39,240	$18.87	60	0.1
Akron, OH	$39,220	$18.86	70	0.2
Jackson, MI	$39,190	$18.84	90	1.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$38,840	$18.67	70	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$38,840	$18.67	80	0.1
Traverse City, MI	$38,790	$18.65	30	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$38,510	$18.51	50	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,470	$18.50	100	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$38,390	$18.46	90	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$37,760	$18.15	50	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$37,630	$18.09	270	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$37,580	$18.07	90	0.2
Boise City, ID	$37,560	$18.06	60	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$37,540	$18.05	80	0.2
Columbia, SC	$37,500	$18.03	200	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$37,440	$18.00	Not published	Not published
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$37,310	$17.94	40	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$37,060	$17.82	740	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$37,020	$17.80	70	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$37,010	$17.79	100	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$37,000	$17.79	70	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,970	$17.78	130	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$36,910	$17.75	70	0.3
Visalia, CA	$36,870	$17.73	60	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,800	$17.69	1,200	0.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$36,750	$17.67	70	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$36,730	$17.66	120	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$36,720	$17.65	270	0.7
Rockford, IL	$36,490	$17.54	Not published	Not published
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$36,420	$17.51	730	1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$36,230	$17.42	240	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$35,860	$17.24	160	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$35,450	$17.04	40	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$35,190	$16.92	60	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,160	$16.91	980	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$35,050	$16.85	740	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$34,820	$16.74	280	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$34,700	$16.68	80	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$34,510	$16.59	150	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$34,430	$16.55	80	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,400	$16.54	260	0.2
Reading, PA	$34,090	$16.39	50	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$34,080	$16.39	120	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$34,000	$16.34	40	0.1
Wichita, KS	$33,910	$16.30	60	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$33,900	$16.30	70	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$33,420	$16.07	Not published	Not published
Lexington Park, MD	$33,160	$15.94	70	1.0
Pittsburgh, PA	$32,440	$15.60	250	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$32,410	$15.58	30	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$32,290	$15.53	60	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$32,290	$15.53	90	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$32,030	$15.40	340	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$31,910	$15.34	120	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$31,720	$15.25	80	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$31,650	$15.22	90	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$31,590	$15.19	190	0.2
Asheville, NC	$31,460	$15.12	50	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$31,380	$15.09	240	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$31,340	$15.07	490	0.1
Homosassa Springs, FL	$31,120	$14.96	30	1.0
York-Hanover, PA	$30,490	$14.66	80	0.4
Altoona, PA	$29,990	$14.42	50	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$29,800	$14.33	120	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$29,470	$14.17	50	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$29,280	$14.08	190	0.7
El Paso, TX	$29,270	$14.07	30	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$29,120	$14.00	60	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$28,970	$13.93	110	0.2
Erie, PA	$28,870	$13.88	70	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$24,960	$12.00	Not published	Not published
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	50	0.1
St. George, UT	Not published	Not published	60	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.