SOC 29-1031 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Dietitians and Nutritionists

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

U.S. median annual wage$76,400

U.S. median hourly wage$36.73

U.S. employment77,570

Nationally, dietitians and nutritionists earned a median of $76,400 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 77,570 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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Dietitians and Nutritionists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$98,850	$47.52	8,720	0.5
West Virginia	$89,440	$43.00	520	0.7
Alaska	$87,980	$42.30	130	0.4
New Jersey	$84,450	$40.60	2,870	0.7
Washington	$84,220	$40.49	1,450	0.4
Oregon	$84,180	$40.47	700	0.4
New York	$82,480	$39.66	5,330	0.6
District of Columbia	$82,150	$39.50	270	0.4
Hawaii	$81,920	$39.38	370	0.6
Connecticut	$80,600	$38.75	860	0.5
Delaware	$78,060	$37.53	290	0.6
Maryland	$77,800	$37.41	1,430	0.5
Minnesota	$77,540	$37.28	1,180	0.4
Vermont	$77,450	$37.24	160	0.5
Virginia	$77,380	$37.20	1,510	0.4
Massachusetts	$76,660	$36.86	2,860	0.8
Florida	$76,050	$36.56	4,370	0.4
Colorado	$75,510	$36.30	1,640	0.6
Wisconsin	$74,930	$36.03	1,330	0.5
New Mexico	$74,730	$35.93	500	0.6
Texas	$74,440	$35.79	5,320	0.4
Illinois	$73,520	$35.35	2,840	0.5
Georgia	$73,200	$35.19	2,020	0.4
Iowa	$72,690	$34.95	630	0.4
New Hampshire	$71,840	$34.54	440	0.6
Idaho	$71,610	$34.43	420	0.5
Montana	$71,580	$34.42	230	0.4
Rhode Island	$71,300	$34.28	360	0.7
Louisiana	$70,460	$33.87	800	0.4
Nebraska	$70,160	$33.73	570	0.6
North Dakota	$70,040	$33.67	270	0.6
South Carolina	$69,970	$33.64	950	0.4
Oklahoma	$69,560	$33.44	1,230	0.7
Ohio	$69,530	$33.43	3,060	0.6
Kentucky	$69,520	$33.43	1,040	0.5
Nevada	$69,030	$33.19	560	0.4
Tennessee	$67,620	$32.51	1,230	0.4
North Carolina	$67,560	$32.48	2,780	0.6
Pennsylvania	$67,410	$32.41	4,270	0.7
Michigan	$66,850	$32.14	2,370	0.5
Kansas	$66,830	$32.13	580	0.4
Indiana	$66,450	$31.95	1,670	0.5
Alabama	$66,190	$31.82	780	0.4
Arkansas	$65,540	$31.51	650	0.5
Missouri	$65,450	$31.47	1,700	0.6
Utah	$65,310	$31.40	1,120	0.6
South Dakota	$64,890	$31.20	210	0.5
Maine	$64,610	$31.06	510	0.8
Arizona	$64,410	$30.97	1,800	0.6
Wyoming	$64,370	$30.95	120	0.4
Mississippi	$63,700	$30.63	540	0.5
Guam	$60,260	$28.97	40	0.6
Puerto Rico	$47,210	$22.70	560	0.6

Pay by metro area

All 281 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Dietitians and Nutritionists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$122,910	$59.09	610	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$117,380	$56.43	1,210	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$111,430	$53.57	100	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$103,760	$49.88	40	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$102,580	$49.32	550	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$102,060	$49.07	100	0.5
Salinas, CA	$101,640	$48.86	60	0.3
Napa, CA	$101,050	$48.58	40	0.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$99,720	$47.94	110	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$98,870	$47.53	620	0.4
Modesto, CA	$97,830	$47.03	100	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$97,350	$46.80	70	0.6
Visalia, CA	$96,880	$46.58	60	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$95,450	$45.89	3,060	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$95,280	$45.81	710	0.4
Chico, CA	$93,900	$45.14	40	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$93,860	$45.12	150	0.5
Fresno, CA	$93,470	$44.94	240	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$93,010	$44.72	150	0.5
Charleston, WV	$92,390	$44.42	90	0.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$90,760	$43.63	110	0.3
Redding, CA	$90,520	$43.52	50	0.7
Beckley, WV	$89,440	$43.00	30	0.8
Salem, OR	$89,220	$42.90	90	0.5
Barnstable Town, MA	$88,320	$42.46	60	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$87,580	$42.11	880	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$86,690	$41.68	5,490	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$85,860	$41.28	420	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$84,050	$40.41	160	0.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$83,850	$40.31	50	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,880	$39.85	200	0.5
Reno, NV	$81,920	$39.39	100	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$81,750	$39.30	1,220	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$81,620	$39.24	60	0.5
New Haven, CT	$81,110	$39.00	180	0.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$80,920	$38.90	60	0.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$80,560	$38.73	70	0.4
Rochester, MN	$80,330	$38.62	120	1.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$80,270	$38.59	170	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,260	$38.59	310	0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$80,070	$38.50	30	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$80,020	$38.47	100	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$79,750	$38.34	1,190	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$79,610	$38.27	40	0.2
Winchester, VA-WV	$79,590	$38.26	40	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,580	$38.26	320	0.7
Greeley, CO	$79,190	$38.07	60	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$79,160	$38.06	80	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$79,130	$38.04	270	0.6
Yakima, WA	$79,130	$38.04	40	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$79,050	$38.01	170	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$78,910	$37.94	50	0.6
Richmond, VA	$78,900	$37.93	250	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$78,460	$37.72	160	0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$78,040	$37.52	60	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$77,990	$37.49	360	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$77,840	$37.43	2,000	0.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$77,780	$37.39	790	0.4
Kingston, NY	$77,720	$37.37	30	0.5
Morgantown, WV	$77,720	$37.36	80	1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$77,710	$37.36	1,050	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$77,660	$37.34	360	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$77,620	$37.32	100	0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$77,540	$37.28	1,320	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$77,350	$37.19	70	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$77,330	$37.18	130	0.5
Ithaca, NY	$77,220	$37.13	30	0.7
Fayetteville, NC	$77,210	$37.12	130	1.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$77,180	$37.10	1,340	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$77,120	$37.08	30	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$77,030	$37.03	150	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$76,990	$37.02	70	0.7
Altoona, PA	$76,920	$36.98	40	0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$76,920	$36.98	140	0.5
El Paso, TX	$76,830	$36.94	170	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$76,800	$36.92	70	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$76,600	$36.83	310	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$76,550	$36.80	130	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$76,540	$36.80	70	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$76,400	$36.73	110	0.8
Vineland, NJ	$76,350	$36.71	60	1.0
Eau Claire, WI	$76,320	$36.69	50	0.6
Pittsfield, MA	$76,310	$36.69	60	1.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$76,200	$36.63	40	0.3
Pueblo, CO	$76,200	$36.64	50	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$76,050	$36.56	720	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$75,970	$36.53	810	0.6
Fort Wayne, IN	$75,960	$36.52	170	0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$75,940	$36.51	40	0.3
Grand Junction, CO	$75,920	$36.50	50	0.8
Lynchburg, VA	$75,860	$36.47	40	0.4
Bismarck, ND	$75,850	$36.47	70	0.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$75,660	$36.37	130	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$75,590	$36.34	250	0.6
Alexandria, LA	$75,520	$36.31	40	0.6
Lebanon, PA	$75,460	$36.28	40	0.7
Bend, OR	$75,350	$36.23	60	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$75,280	$36.19	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$75,250	$36.18	300	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$75,200	$36.16	40	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$75,030	$36.07	50	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$75,030	$36.07	Not published	Not published
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$74,990	$36.06	50	0.6
Boulder, CO	$74,930	$36.02	80	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$74,930	$36.03	680	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$74,860	$35.99	2,150	0.7
Amarillo, TX	$74,710	$35.92	70	0.6
Killeen-Temple, TX	$74,640	$35.89	120	0.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$74,630	$35.88	340	1.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$74,530	$35.83	Not published	Not published
Jackson, MI	$74,530	$35.83	40	0.7
Asheville, NC	$74,380	$35.76	130	0.7
Canton-Massillon, OH	$74,370	$35.75	70	0.4
Worcester, MA	$74,320	$35.73	350	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$74,110	$35.63	440	0.4
Akron, OH	$74,090	$35.62	170	0.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$74,010	$35.58	30	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$73,930	$35.54	540	0.4
Manhattan, KS	$73,920	$35.54	30	0.6
Boise City, ID	$73,900	$35.53	230	0.6
Waco, TX	$73,850	$35.51	70	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$73,820	$35.49	50	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$73,810	$35.49	40	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$73,810	$35.49	350	0.5
Wausau, WI	$73,740	$35.45	30	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$73,720	$35.44	40	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$73,720	$35.44	60	0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$73,560	$35.36	2,030	0.5
Ocala, FL	$73,560	$35.37	50	0.4
Monroe, LA	$73,450	$35.31	40	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$73,360	$35.27	230	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$73,280	$35.23	160	0.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$73,250	$35.22	60	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$73,200	$35.19	710	1.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$73,180	$35.18	190	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$73,130	$35.16	370	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$73,040	$35.12	110	0.6
Rochester, NY	$73,010	$35.10	310	0.6
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$72,820	$35.01	70	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$72,790	$35.00	70	0.4
Appleton, WI	$72,590	$34.90	40	0.3
Springfield, MA	$72,590	$34.90	170	0.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$72,490	$34.85	100	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$72,310	$34.76	210	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$72,230	$34.73	550	0.8
Bloomington, IN	$72,120	$34.68	50	0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$71,910	$34.57	50	0.4
Saginaw, MI	$71,880	$34.56	50	0.7
Albany, GA	$71,870	$34.55	50	0.8
Billings, MT	$71,780	$34.51	60	0.6
Topeka, KS	$71,570	$34.41	70	0.6
Reading, PA	$71,480	$34.37	90	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$71,240	$34.25	710	0.7
Columbus, OH	$71,200	$34.23	680	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$71,100	$34.19	110	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,940	$34.10	140	0.3
Tyler, TX	$70,920	$34.09	70	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$70,810	$34.04	40	0.3
Toledo, OH	$70,780	$34.03	150	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$70,570	$33.93	50	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$70,360	$33.83	700	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$70,170	$33.74	320	0.6
Johnson City, TN	$70,150	$33.73	60	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$69,840	$33.58	70	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$69,820	$33.57	550	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$69,780	$33.55	100	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$69,770	$33.55	450	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$69,720	$33.52	90	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$69,690	$33.50	220	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$69,530	$33.43	210	0.6
Twin Falls, ID	$69,280	$33.31	30	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$69,210	$33.27	400	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$69,000	$33.17	90	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$68,940	$33.15	80	0.4
Clarksville, TN-KY	$68,920	$33.14	30	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$68,640	$33.00	630	0.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$68,450	$32.91	40	0.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$68,390	$32.88	880	0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$68,380	$32.87	50	0.6
Logan, UT-ID	$68,310	$32.84	50	0.7
Columbia, SC	$68,080	$32.73	170	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$67,920	$32.65	200	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$67,910	$32.65	100	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$67,600	$32.50	420	0.4
Mobile, AL	$67,520	$32.46	60	0.3
Gainesville, GA	$67,510	$32.46	60	0.6
Bangor, ME	$67,480	$32.44	70	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$67,480	$32.44	100	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$67,330	$32.37	300	0.5
Goldsboro, NC	$67,270	$32.34	30	0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$67,270	$32.34	220	0.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$67,260	$32.34	670	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,260	$32.34	760	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$67,080	$32.25	Not published	Not published
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$66,850	$32.14	30	0.5
Erie, PA	$66,730	$32.08	70	0.6
Las Cruces, NM	$66,700	$32.07	60	0.8
Columbia, MO	$66,640	$32.04	70	0.7
Wichita Falls, TX	$66,540	$31.99	40	0.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$66,520	$31.98	60	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$66,510	$31.98	90	0.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$66,450	$31.95	30	0.3
Greenville, NC	$66,410	$31.93	130	1.6
Knoxville, TN	$66,330	$31.89	130	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$66,320	$31.88	170	0.7
Montgomery, AL	$66,040	$31.75	60	0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$66,030	$31.74	30	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$65,950	$31.71	310	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$65,930	$31.70	230	0.7
Evansville, IN	$65,850	$31.66	60	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$65,820	$31.64	210	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$65,790	$31.63	550	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$65,750	$31.61	70	0.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	$65,560	$31.52	60	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$65,560	$31.52	140	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$65,420	$31.45	70	0.8
Birmingham, AL	$65,220	$31.35	250	0.5
Wichita, KS	$65,220	$31.35	130	0.4
Florence, SC	$65,080	$31.29	90	1.0
Fargo, ND-MN	$65,070	$31.28	120	0.8
Battle Creek, MI	$64,900	$31.20	60	1.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,890	$31.20	110	0.6
San Angelo, TX	$64,810	$31.16	30	0.7
Flint, MI	$64,760	$31.14	110	0.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$64,700	$31.11	160	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$64,670	$31.09	410	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$64,620	$31.07	240	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,610	$31.06	290	1.0
Warner Robins, GA	$64,590	$31.05	40	0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$64,550	$31.03	80	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,460	$30.99	80	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$64,420	$30.97	1,280	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,410	$30.97	30	0.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$64,400	$30.96	60	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$64,200	$30.87	190	0.8
Lubbock, TX	$64,120	$30.83	80	0.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$64,060	$30.80	40	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$63,990	$30.77	230	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$63,910	$30.73	130	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$63,910	$30.72	180	0.7
Savannah, GA	$63,850	$30.70	90	0.4
Springfield, IL	$63,780	$30.67	60	0.6
Jackson, MS	$63,700	$30.63	180	0.7
Laredo, TX	$63,650	$30.60	40	0.4
Springfield, MO	$63,470	$30.51	150	0.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$63,320	$30.44	90	0.7
Rockford, IL	$63,230	$30.40	100	0.7
Lafayette, LA	$63,200	$30.38	100	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$63,010	$30.29	260	0.7
Flagstaff, AZ	$62,960	$30.27	30	0.5
Bowling Green, KY	$62,860	$30.22	40	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$62,760	$30.18	120	0.6
Hammond, LA	$62,710	$30.15	40	0.7
Jefferson City, MO	$62,490	$30.05	50	0.7
Peoria, IL	$62,400	$30.00	100	0.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$62,330	$29.97	80	0.5
Wilmington, NC	$62,080	$29.85	160	0.8
State College, PA	$62,040	$29.83	40	0.6
Ogden, UT	$62,000	$29.81	140	0.5
Lawton, OK	$61,970	$29.79	30	0.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$61,770	$29.70	30	0.5
Bloomington, IL	$61,670	$29.65	30	0.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$61,370	$29.51	70	0.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$61,170	$29.41	70	0.7
Lima, OH	$61,000	$29.33	40	0.8
Idaho Falls, ID	$60,690	$29.18	30	0.4
Williamsport, PA	$60,600	$29.13	40	0.7
Longview, TX	$60,220	$28.95	40	0.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$60,200	$28.94	40	0.8
Traverse City, MI	$59,890	$28.79	30	0.5
Homosassa Springs, FL	$59,490	$28.60	30	0.9
Jackson, TN	$58,620	$28.18	40	0.4
Joplin, MO-KS	$58,610	$28.18	50	0.5
Johnstown, PA	$55,750	$26.80	40	0.8
St. George, UT	$54,580	$26.24	100	1.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$50,110	$24.09	270	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$48,770	$23.45	450	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	$45,750	$22.00	30	0.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$44,780	$21.53	60	0.8
Ponce, PR	$43,030	$20.69	40	0.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Not published	Not published	30	0.6

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.