Dietitians and Nutritionists · SOC 29-1031

Dietitians and Nutritionists Salary in the Illinois

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Illinois

Figures describe the state of Illinois as a whole.

Median annual wage$73,520
Median hourly wage$35.35

Dietitians and Nutritionists in the Illinois earned a median of $73,520 per year ($35.35 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $51,330 at the 10th percentile to $115,190 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,840 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Dietitians and Nutritionists in the Illinois earn more than $73,520 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $62,800 and $83,010.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$51,330$62,800$73,520$83,010$115,190
Hourly$24.68$30.19$35.35$39.91$55.38

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Illinois
    $73,520 median for Illinois; middle half earns $62,800 to $83,010
  • $76,400 median for United States; middle half earns $63,080 to $89,340

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dietitians and nutritionists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Illinoisthis page
    $73,520 median for Illinois; middle half earns $62,800 to $83,010
  • $73,560 median for Chicago metro area; middle half earns $64,380 to $81,630
  • $64,400 median for Champaign metro area; middle half earns $63,260 to $76,860
  • $63,780 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $61,000 to $74,840
  • $63,230 median for Rockford metro area; middle half earns $61,670 to $74,190
  • $62,400 median for Peoria metro area; middle half earns $58,300 to $77,790
  • $61,670 median for Bloomington metro area; middle half earns $56,850 to $81,580

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

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.