Dietitian Earnings

The median annual wage for dietitians and nutritionists was $60,370 in May 2018. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $38,460, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $84,610.

In May 2018, the median annual wages for dietitians and nutritionists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Outpatient care centers: $66,420
Hospitals; state, local, and private: $61,390
Government: $59,600
Nursing and residential care facilities: $58,310

Most dietitians and nutritionists work full time. They may work evenings and weekends to meet with clients who are unavailable at other times.

Source: BLS, USDOL