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Dietitians and Nutritionists Salary by City

Dietitians and nutritionists earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $118,870 a year), followed by Vallejo, CA ($113,070) and San Francisco, CA ($111,400), among the 280 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $77,719 (May 2025).

$77,719U.S. metro average
$119Khighest: San Jose, CA
$49Klowest: Mayaguez, PR
280metro areas
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Top 15 cities for dietitians and nutritionists by average salary

San Jose, CA$118,870
Vallejo, CA$113,070
San Francisco, CA$111,400
Napa, CA$104,480
Sacramento, CA$104,370
Santa Cruz, CA$103,600
Santa Rosa, CA$101,400
Santa Maria, CA$99,590
Salinas, CA$99,250
Modesto, CA$98,540
San Diego, CA$95,430
Los Angeles, CA$93,810
Stockton, CA$93,560
Visalia, CA$93,050
Chico, CA$92,690
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Dietitians and Nutritionists salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California21$118,870$84,610
Oregon4$91,510$78,670
Massachusetts6$90,390$77,970
New York10$89,300$74,710
Washington7$88,730$76,990
Connecticut5$88,190$77,430
West Virginia4$85,620$75,430
Washington, D.C.1$84,880$84,880
New Jersey3$84,610$76,110
Alaska1$84,160$84,160
Hawaii1$83,570$83,570
Virginia6$83,530$69,610
Colorado7$80,650$73,640
Nevada2$80,370$72,890
Maryland2$80,320$80,180
Minnesota4$80,140$72,990
Vermont1$79,950$79,950
Florida18$78,660$53,880
Georgia9$78,520$59,630
Idaho4$77,710$63,100
Texas19$77,280$59,610
North Carolina11$77,210$57,590
Maine2$76,760$66,250
Wisconsin7$76,640$71,240
Louisiana8$76,250$62,860
Rhode Island1$76,190$76,190
Pennsylvania14$75,770$59,920
Kansas3$75,140$70,990
South Carolina7$75,130$66,640
New Mexico3$74,940$67,270
Iowa5$74,830$65,890
Tennessee8$73,850$58,810
Illinois6$73,620$65,510
Indiana7$73,200$59,870
North Dakota3$72,950$70,990
Utah5$72,730$58,120
Ohio9$72,510$58,630
Nebraska2$72,480$68,940
Michigan11$71,390$65,020
Oklahoma3$71,270$59,890
Missouri8$70,540$58,230
Montana1$70,290$70,290
Alabama6$69,930$64,900
Arizona4$68,320$56,930
South Dakota1$68,190$68,190
Kentucky3$66,260$63,700
Mississippi2$66,140$65,600
Arkansas1$65,280$65,280
New Hampshire1$64,670$64,670
Puerto Rico3$52,270$49,010
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Dietitians and Nutritionists salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$118,870$122,910$57.15610
Vallejo, CA$113,070$111,430$54.36100
San Francisco, CA$111,400$117,380$53.561,210
Napa, CA$104,480$101,050$50.2340
Sacramento, CA$104,370$102,580$50.18550
Santa Cruz, CA$103,600$103,760$49.8140
Santa Rosa, CA$101,400$99,720$48.75110
Santa Maria, CA$99,590$102,060$47.88100
Salinas, CA$99,250$101,640$47.7260
Modesto, CA$98,540$97,830$47.37100
San Diego, CA$95,430$98,870$45.88620
Los Angeles, CA$93,810$95,450$45.103,060
Stockton, CA$93,560$93,010$44.98150
Visalia, CA$93,050$96,880$44.7460
Chico, CA$92,690$93,900$44.5640
Riverside, CA$92,690$95,280$44.56710
San Luis Obispo, CA$92,490$97,350$44.4770
Salem, OR$91,510$89,220$43.9990
Oxnard, CA$91,180$93,860$43.84150
Barnstable, MA$90,390$88,320$43.4660
New York, NY$89,300$86,690$42.935,490
Seattle, WA$88,730$87,580$42.66880
Fresno, CA$88,490$93,470$42.54240
Bridgeport, CT$88,190$82,880$42.40200
Bakersfield, CA$86,820$90,760$41.74110
Portland, OR$86,640$85,860$41.66420
Beckley, WV$85,620$89,440$41.1630
Washington, DC$84,880$81,750$40.811,220
Redding, CA$84,610$90,520$40.6850
Trenton, NJ$84,610$84,050$40.68160
Anchorage, AK$84,160$79,160$40.4680
Bremerton, WA$83,580$80,070$40.1830
Honolulu, HI$83,570$79,580$40.18320
Winchester, VA$83,530$79,590$40.1640
Amherst, MA$83,430$83,850$40.1150
Boston, MA$83,210$77,840$40.012,000
Kiryas Joel, NY$82,950$80,270$39.88170
New Haven, CT$82,930$81,110$39.87180
Charleston, WV$82,460$92,390$39.6490
Hartford, CT$82,000$80,260$39.42310
Denver, CO$80,650$75,030$38.77n/a
Reno, NV$80,370$81,920$38.64100
Hagerstown, MD$80,320$80,920$38.6260
Olympia, WA$80,260$76,200$38.5940
Kingston, NY$80,200$77,720$38.5630
Baltimore, MD$80,180$75,970$38.55810
St. Cloud, MN$80,140$81,620$38.5360
Bellingham, WA$80,030$78,910$38.4850
Eugene, OR$79,990$79,610$38.4640
Burlington, VT$79,950$76,800$38.4470
Rochester, MN$79,370$80,330$38.16120
Pittsfield, MA$79,240$76,310$38.0960
Ithaca, NY$79,150$77,220$38.0530
Worcester, MA$79,000$74,320$37.98350
Bend, OR$78,670$75,350$37.8260
Miami, FL$78,660$79,750$37.821,190
Yakima, WA$78,610$79,130$37.7940
Atlanta, GA$78,520$77,710$37.751,050
Albany, NY$78,470$79,130$37.73270
Waterbury, CT$78,430$77,350$37.7170
Morgantown, WV$78,370$77,720$37.6880
Springfield, MA$77,970$72,590$37.48170
Binghamton, NY$77,860$76,990$37.4370
Coeur d'Alene, ID$77,710$74,990$37.3650
Syracuse, NY$77,570$78,460$37.29160
Minneapolis, MN$77,430$77,780$37.23790
Norwich, CT$77,430$78,040$37.2360
Spokane, WA$77,390$77,330$37.21130
Buffalo, NY$77,290$77,990$37.16360
Dallas, TX$77,280$77,540$37.151,320
Naples, FL$77,280$80,560$37.1570
Fort Collins, CO$77,280$74,530$37.15n/a
Fayetteville, NC$77,210$77,210$37.12130
Grand Junction, CO$77,140$75,920$37.0950
Utica, NY$77,040$80,020$37.04100
Kennewick, WA$76,990$77,120$37.0130
Greeley, CO$76,950$79,190$37.0060
Colorado Springs, CO$76,810$77,030$36.93150
Portland, ME$76,760$64,610$36.90290
Milwaukee, WI$76,640$77,660$36.85360
Madison, WI$76,460$75,250$36.76300
New Orleans, LA$76,250$73,180$36.66190
Providence, RI$76,190$72,230$36.63550
Albany, GA$76,180$71,870$36.6350
Atlantic City, NJ$76,150$75,280$36.6140
Vineland, NJ$76,110$76,350$36.5960
Amarillo, TX$75,880$74,710$36.4870
Austin, TX$75,870$73,130$36.48370
Altoona, PA$75,770$76,920$36.4340
Slidell, LA$75,510$66,450$36.3030
Huntington, WV$75,430$76,400$36.26110
Manhattan, KS$75,140$73,920$36.1230
Charleston, SC$75,130$76,550$36.12130
Santa Fe, NM$74,940$67,080$36.03n/a
Waterloo, IA$74,830$74,010$35.9730
Alexandria, LA$74,820$75,520$35.9740
Sarasota, FL$74,730$79,050$35.93170
Rochester, NY$74,710$73,010$35.92310
Richmond, VA$74,680$78,900$35.91250
Tampa, FL$74,550$76,050$35.84720
Philadelphia, PA$74,410$74,860$35.782,150
Boulder, CO$74,380$74,930$35.7680
Charlotte, NC$74,340$74,930$35.74680
Shreveport, LA$74,340$72,820$35.7470
Augusta, GA$73,850$73,280$35.51160
Memphis, TN$73,850$72,310$35.50210
Albuquerque, NM$73,740$75,590$35.45250
Pueblo, CO$73,640$76,200$35.4150
Chicago, IL$73,620$73,560$35.402,030
Durham, NC$73,620$74,630$35.39340
Lebanon, PA$73,580$75,460$35.3840
Macon, GA$73,580$73,720$35.3760
Appleton, WI$73,530$72,590$35.3540
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,520$75,200$35.3540
Eau Claire, WI$73,500$76,320$35.3450
Asheville, NC$73,450$74,380$35.31130
Killeen, TX$73,390$74,640$35.29120
Lynchburg, VA$73,340$75,860$35.2640
Green Bay, WI$73,340$76,540$35.2670
Virginia Beach, VA$73,270$76,600$35.23310
Crestview, FL$73,260$75,940$35.2240
Deltona, FL$73,220$75,660$35.20130
Fort Wayne, IN$73,200$75,960$35.19170
Baton Rouge, LA$73,090$70,940$35.14140
Iowa City, IA$73,010$65,420$35.1070
Duluth, MN$72,990$70,570$35.0950
Waco, TX$72,970$73,850$35.0870
Grand Forks, ND$72,950$68,450$35.0740
Las Vegas, NV$72,890$67,600$35.04420
Tyler, TX$72,820$70,920$35.0170
Florence, SC$72,800$65,080$35.0090
Fort Myers, FL$72,760$76,920$34.98140
Salt Lake City, UT$72,730$69,770$34.96450
El Paso, TX$72,620$76,830$34.91170
Bismarck, ND$72,620$75,850$34.9170
Davenport, IA$72,600$73,720$34.9040
Canton, OH$72,510$74,370$34.8670
Omaha, NE$72,480$70,170$34.85320
Gainesville, GA$72,410$67,510$34.8160
Houston, TX$72,300$77,180$34.761,340
Wausau, WI$72,170$73,740$34.7030
Charlottesville, VA$72,160$73,810$34.6940
Elkhart, IN$72,110$71,910$34.6750
Topeka, KS$72,010$71,570$34.6270
Palm Bay, FL$71,940$72,490$34.59100
Beaumont, TX$71,910$75,030$34.5750
Akron, OH$71,890$74,090$34.56170
San Antonio, TX$71,730$65,790$34.48550
Gainesville, FL$71,570$77,620$34.41100
Saginaw, MI$71,390$71,880$34.3250
Tulsa, OK$71,270$73,360$34.26230
Nashville, TN$71,250$74,110$34.26440
La Crosse, WI$71,240$68,380$34.2550
Ann Arbor, MI$71,190$69,690$34.23220
Fargo, ND$70,990$65,070$34.13120
Spartanburg, SC$70,990$72,790$34.1370
Wichita, KS$70,990$65,220$34.13130
Port St. Lucie, FL$70,880$68,940$34.0880
Jackson, MI$70,730$74,530$34.0140
Goldsboro, NC$70,600$67,270$33.9430
Kansas City, MO$70,540$69,820$33.92550
Pensacola, FL$70,500$73,040$33.89110
St. Louis, MO$70,480$70,360$33.88700
Bloomington, IN$70,410$72,120$33.8550
Lakeland, FL$70,340$71,100$33.82110
Billings, MT$70,290$71,780$33.7960
Columbus, OH$70,220$71,200$33.76680
Oklahoma City, OK$70,220$73,200$33.76710
Dayton, OH$70,130$69,530$33.72210
Columbus, GA$70,080$69,840$33.6970
Columbia, MO$70,060$66,640$33.6870
Birmingham, AL$69,930$65,220$33.62250
Boise, ID$69,790$73,900$33.56230
Monroe, LA$69,720$73,450$33.5240
Reading, PA$69,700$71,480$33.5190
Roanoke, VA$69,610$69,780$33.47100
Cleveland, OH$69,520$71,240$33.42710
Greenville, NC$69,440$66,410$33.39130
Orlando, FL$69,420$73,930$33.37540
Greenville, SC$69,280$67,920$33.31200
Huntsville, AL$69,210$69,000$33.2890
Detroit, MI$69,180$68,390$33.26880
Hilton Head Island, SC$69,100$66,030$33.2230
Grand Rapids, MI$69,080$67,330$33.21300
Logan, UT$68,970$68,310$33.1650
Lincoln, NE$68,940$67,910$33.15100
Ocala, FL$68,930$73,560$33.1450
Mobile, AL$68,930$67,520$33.1460
Clarksville, TN$68,900$68,920$33.1330
Tuscaloosa, AL$68,760$65,750$33.0670
Lansing, MI$68,640$67,480$33.00100
Raleigh, NC$68,540$69,210$32.95400
Toledo, OH$68,500$70,780$32.93150
Panama City, FL$68,430$73,820$32.9050
Tucson, AZ$68,320$64,620$32.85240
Warner Robins, GA$68,250$64,590$32.8140
Sioux Falls, SD$68,190$64,890$32.78110
Twin Falls, ID$68,090$69,280$32.7330
Cincinnati, OH$68,070$68,640$32.73630
Harrisburg, PA$67,940$65,930$32.67230
Winston-Salem, NC$67,740$63,910$32.57180
Tallahassee, FL$67,720$69,720$32.5690
Knoxville, TN$67,700$66,330$32.55130
Kalamazoo, MI$67,630$63,320$32.5290
Champaign, IL$67,600$64,400$32.5060
Erie, PA$67,600$66,730$32.5070
Pittsburgh, PA$67,520$67,260$32.46760
Muskegon, MI$67,350$66,850$32.3830
Las Cruces, NM$67,270$66,700$32.3460
Allentown, PA$67,150$65,950$32.28310
College Station, TX$67,150$65,560$32.2960
Springfield, IL$67,080$63,780$32.2560
Indianapolis, IN$67,060$67,260$32.24670
Montgomery, AL$67,040$66,040$32.2360
Lancaster, PA$66,870$66,320$32.15170
Columbia, SC$66,690$68,080$32.06170
Peoria, IL$66,670$62,400$32.05100
Traverse City, MI$66,660$59,890$32.0530
Myrtle Beach, SC$66,640$70,810$32.0440
Lexington, KY$66,260$67,270$31.86220
Bangor, ME$66,250$67,480$31.8570
Louisville, KY$66,170$73,810$31.81350
Gulfport, MS$66,140$66,520$31.8060
Rockford, IL$65,920$63,230$31.69100
Des Moines, IA$65,890$65,820$31.68210
Brownsville, TX$65,780$73,250$31.6360
Phoenix, AZ$65,660$64,420$31.571,280
Lubbock, TX$65,630$64,120$31.5580
Jackson, MS$65,600$63,700$31.54180
Jacksonville, FL$65,590$64,670$31.53410
Bloomington, IL$65,510$61,670$31.4930
Flint, MI$65,510$64,760$31.49110
McAllen, TX$65,340$63,990$31.41230
Little Rock, AR$65,280$63,010$31.38260
Hickory, NC$65,150$64,460$31.3280
St. Joseph, MO$65,140$64,060$31.3240
Johnson City, TN$65,100$70,150$31.3060
Battle Creek, MI$65,020$64,900$31.2660
Wichita Falls, TX$65,020$66,540$31.2640
Auburn, AL$64,900$61,770$31.2030
South Bend, IN$64,790$64,550$31.1580
Greensboro, NC$64,750$63,910$31.13130
Manchester, NH$64,670$65,560$31.09140
Laredo, TX$64,100$63,650$30.8240
Lafayette, LA$64,080$63,200$30.81100
Kingsport, TN$63,970$64,410$30.7530
Evansville, IN$63,820$65,850$30.6860
San Angelo, TX$63,720$64,810$30.6430
Athens, GA$63,710$61,370$30.6370
Bowling Green, KY$63,700$62,860$30.6340
Corpus Christi, TX$63,190$66,510$30.3890
Idaho Falls, ID$63,100$60,690$30.3430
Scranton, PA$63,080$64,200$30.33190
Hammond, LA$62,860$62,710$30.2240
York, PA$62,770$62,760$30.18120
Springfield, MO$62,630$63,470$30.11150
Youngstown, OH$62,560$62,330$30.0880
Flagstaff, AZ$61,920$62,960$29.7730
State College, PA$61,770$62,040$29.7040
Cape Girardeau, MO$61,760$60,200$29.6940
Williamsport, PA$61,510$60,600$29.5740
Ogden, UT$61,200$62,000$29.42140
Jefferson City, MO$60,880$62,490$29.2750
Jackson, TN$60,730$58,620$29.2040
St. George, UT$60,530$54,580$29.10100
Johnstown, PA$59,920$55,750$28.8140
Lawton, OK$59,890$61,970$28.8030
Lafayette, IN$59,870$61,170$28.7870
Savannah, GA$59,630$63,850$28.6790
Longview, TX$59,610$60,220$28.6640
Chattanooga, TN$58,810$64,700$28.28160
Lima, OH$58,630$61,000$28.1940
Joplin, MO$58,230$58,610$28.0050
Provo, UT$58,120$50,110$27.94270
Wilmington, NC$57,590$62,080$27.69160
Prescott Valley, AZ$56,930$44,780$27.3760
Homosassa Springs, FL$53,880$59,490$25.9130
San Juan, PR$52,270$48,770$25.13450
Ponce, PR$49,080$43,030$23.6040
Mayaguez, PR$49,010$45,750$23.5630

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Dietitians and Nutritionists salary: questions

Where do dietitians and nutritionists make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $118,870 a year, among the 280 metro areas we cover.

What is the average dietitians and nutritionists salary in the U.S.?

$77,719 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is dietitians and nutritionists pay the lowest?

Mayaguez, PR, at $49,010 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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