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Dietitian salary in California

Open dietitian jobs in California post a median of $48 an hour, the middle half $43.50–$54 (about $99,800 a year full time), $9 above the national posted median. From 67 jobs at 31 employers that state their pay.

$48
Median posted /hr
$44–$54
Middle half /hr
$99,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$47.52
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What dietitians are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 67 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $24.27, highest $78.27.

Posted on open jobs in California

$43.50–$54/hr

Middle half of 56 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48. 62% of the 108 open dietitian jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Dietitian pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$46.75$28.10–$62.3311 (5)
San Francisco$59$46–$78.274 (3)
Palo Alto$52.50$43.77–$62.734 (2)
Loma Linda$43.25$35.28–$51.894 (1)
Sacramento$64.50$48.28–$75.573 (3)
Oakland$64.25$53.25–$75.573 (1)
Riverside$49$46.16–$51.943 (1)
Bakersfield$44.75$26.06–$58.283 (1)
San Bernardino$44$24.27–$63.613 (2)
West Covina$42.75$34.21–$62.373 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Dietitian pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for dietitians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$49$46.16–$69.527
CommonSpirit Health$44.50$24.27–$63.617
Sutter Health$64.50$53.25–$78.275
Cedars-Sinai$48.25$31.08–$58.545
Loma Linda University Health$43.25$35.28–$51.894
ScionHealth$37.25$28.38–$48.734
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$52.50$46.73–$59.303
Providence$45.25$35.03–$61.073
Emanate Health$42.75$34.21–$62.373
Montage Health$59.75$47.73–$72.812
Stanford Health Care$53$43.77–$62.732
Huntington Health$49.75$37.92–$58.922
Kaweah Health$40.25$28.44–$542
El Camino Health$63$54.06–$71.871
UCSF Health$59$50.33–$67.851
Shriners Children's$58.25$48.28–$68.161
Snowline Hospice of El Dorado$57.50$50–$651
Plumas District Hospital$53.75$47.22–$60.271
PACS Group$52.50$50–$551
MemorialCare$50.25$41.09–$59.561
Compass Health$50$45–$551
Scripps Health$49.50$40.48–$58.681
BrightSpring Health Services$48.50$46–$511
Sharp HealthCare$46.50$40.51–$52.281
City of Hope California$45.75$45.851
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$44.50$37.29–$51.521
Vista Community Clinic$44.25$38.50–$501
Prime Healthcare$41$40.961
Lompoc Valley Medical Center$39.75$33.37–$45.991
InnovAge$39.25$28.85–$49.761
San Antonio Regional Hospital$39.25$31.48–$47.221

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for dietitians nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

9 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $93,600, the middle half $86,900 to $98,900.

Best-paid open dietitian jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Dietitians and Nutritionists (29-1031)$34.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)$40.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)$47.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)$53.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)$62.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)8,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Dietitians and Nutritionists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Dietitian salary in California: common questions

How much does a dietitian make in California?

Open dietitian jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $48, the middle half $43.50–$54 (67 jobs from 31 employers). Full time that is about $99,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $47.52/hr ($98,850 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do dietitians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($46.75), San Francisco ($59), Palo Alto ($52.50) and Loma Linda ($43.25). The town table lists 10.

Which employers in California pay dietitians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sutter Health ($64.50), Stanford Medicine Children's Health ($52.50) and Kaiser Permanente ($49).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($48) is $9 above the national posted median of $39. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 67 of 108 open dietitian jobs in California (62%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dietitians and Nutritionists (SOC 29-1031), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dietitians and Nutritionists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dietitians and Nutritionists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dietitian salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/dietitian/california

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