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Dietitians and nutritionists earn $76,400 a year at the midpoint

From about $49,090 at the low end to $103,720 at the top, with $76,400 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$76,400median a year · United States
$36.73an hour $77,130average 77,570people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$63,08025th $76,400median $89,34075th
$49,09010th percentile $103,72090th percentile
$63,080a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$98,850best-paying state · California
$63,700lowest-paying state · Mississippi
+29%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

Dietitian earnings, from starting pay to the top 10%

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Number 243 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 69% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 241 Special Education Teachers, All Other $76,580
  2. 242 Boilermakers $76,410
  3. 243 Dietitians and nutritionists $76,400
  4. 244 Foresters $76,400
  5. 245 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $76,400

Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Dietitians and nutritionists$76,400
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$352,220+$275,820 Orthodontists$289,140+$212,740 Nurse anesthetists$236,590+$160,190 Dentists, All Other Specialists$224,990+$148,590 Podiatrists$160,300+$83,900 Pharmacists$140,910+$64,510

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  • Assessed nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
  • Evaluated laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
  • Counselled individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.

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Dietitian pay rate, from hourly to yearly

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$76,398a year

Dietitian wages in each state

The 47 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.55 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $98,850 $72,780 $72,780 — $130,850 8,720
West Virginia $89,440 $55,350 $55,350 — $103,130 520
New Jersey $84,450 $62,670 $62,670 — $114,400 2,870
Washington $84,220 $62,100 $62,100 — $108,010 1,450
Oregon $84,180 $65,400 $65,400 — $105,020 700
New York $82,480 $62,100 $62,100 — $105,830 5,330
District of Columbia $82,150 $50,010 $50,010 — $111,530 270
Hawaii $81,920 $65,330 $65,330 — $100,610 370
Connecticut $80,600 $61,570 $61,570 — $100,140 860
Delaware $78,060 $57,810 $57,810 — $111,600 290
Maryland $77,800 $61,470 $61,470 — $100,900 1,430
Minnesota $77,540 $62,660 $62,660 — $94,580 1,180
Virginia $77,380 $44,940 $44,940 — $103,130 1,510
Massachusetts $76,660 $63,310 $63,310 — $107,150 2,860
Florida $76,050 $49,920 $49,920 — $93,530 4,370
Colorado $75,510 $59,840 $59,840 — $114,350 1,640
Wisconsin $74,930 $58,040 $58,040 — $91,520 1,330
New Mexico $74,730 $56,260 $56,260 — $91,660 500
Texas $74,440 $40,040 $40,040 — $98,960 5,320
Illinois $73,520 $51,330 $51,330 — $115,190 2,840
Georgia $73,200 $47,250 $47,250 — $96,430 2,020
Iowa $72,690 $50,720 $50,720 — $92,940 630
New Hampshire $71,840 $33,280 $33,280 — $92,810 440
Idaho $71,610 $47,870 $47,870 — $87,780 420
Montana $71,580 $60,280 $60,280 — $90,740 230
Rhode Island $71,300 $51,060 $51,060 — $100,770 360
Louisiana $70,460 $49,230 $49,230 — $91,560 800
Nebraska $70,160 $57,340 $57,340 — $89,550 570
North Dakota $70,040 $59,860 $59,860 — $86,260 270
South Carolina $69,970 $40,630 $40,630 — $95,020 950
Oklahoma $69,560 $39,580 $39,580 — $86,990 1,230
Ohio $69,530 $36,970 $36,970 — $91,820 3,060
Kentucky $69,520 $31,820 $31,820 — $89,710 1,040
Nevada $69,030 $35,820 $35,820 — $101,400 560
Tennessee $67,620 $40,860 $40,860 — $90,200 1,230
North Carolina $67,560 $48,910 $48,910 — $88,860 2,780
Pennsylvania $67,410 $43,370 $43,370 — $92,150 4,270
Michigan $66,850 $48,420 $48,420 — $84,530 2,370
Kansas $66,830 $56,320 $56,320 — $90,310 580
Indiana $66,450 $43,050 $43,050 — $84,320 1,670
Alabama $66,190 $50,970 $50,970 — $87,450 780
Arkansas $65,540 $44,700 $44,700 — $174,060 650
Missouri $65,450 $43,980 $43,980 — $85,900 1,700
Utah $65,310 $35,860 $35,860 — $99,770 1,120
Maine $64,610 $35,360 $35,360 — $129,180 510
Arizona $64,410 $43,150 $43,150 — $92,370 1,800
Mississippi $63,700 $42,810 $42,810 — $86,260 540

Questions people ask

What is a dietitian’s yearly income?

A dietitian makes a median of $76,400 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $63,080 and $89,340.

What is a dietitian’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $36.73 an hour; the average is $77,130 a year.

What is the starting pay for a dietitian?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $63,080 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $49,090.

Which state pays dietitians and nutritionists the most?

California, with a median of $98,850 a year.

How many people work as dietitians and nutritionists?

About 77,570 in the United States — number 243 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays roughly the same

Median pay within $190 of what dietitians and nutritionists earn — $76,400 a year — but not always the same spread.

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