Dietitian salary
What a dietitian actually earns, from 347 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see dietitian pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A dietitian earns a blended US median near 62,332 dollars, with the typical middle running from 54,030 dollars to 75,355 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 73,850 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 21 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is nurse practitioner, at 40 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open dietitian roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- DietitianVeterans Health Administration · Baltimore, Maryland$58k–$111kJul 20
- Dietitian (Clinical)Veterans Health Administration · Baltimore, Maryland$58k–$111kJul 20
- CLINICAL DIETITIAN - HRLY REMOTE (Memphis, TN, US, 38120-2113)Compass Group USA · United StatesRemoteJul 19
- Remote Regional Support Dietitian - HRLY (MS, AR, TN, US, .)Compass Group USA · United StatesRemoteJul 19
- Dietitian (Informatics)Veterans Health Administration · Indianapolis, Indiana$51k–$98kJul 17
- Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services)Veterans Health Administration · Los Angeles, California$147k–$191kJul 17
By country
- United States$54,030 – $75,355 · median $62,332
- United Kingdom$50,267 – $81,790 · median $64,563
- Canada$57,758 – $76,338 · median $70,470
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $93,640
- Oregonmedian $84,990
- Washingtonmedian $81,050
- New Yorkmedian $79,310
- Marylandmedian $78,410
- Minnesotamedian $75,600
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Quick answers
How much does a dietitian make?
The blended US median is about 62,332 dollars, with a typical range from 54,030 dollars to 75,355 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 73,850 dollars.
What can a dietitian move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is nurse practitioner, at 40 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-1031. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Dietitians and nutritionists.” Live corpus 347 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.