How much do Dietetic Technicians make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Dietetic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $32,290 and the 90th percentile is $42,250. The difference is $9,960, which is 29.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,120 to the 75th at $34,040, covers $920.

The mean annual wage is $35,620, which sits above the median of $33,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $37,640 for Dietetic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,985, which is 15% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the Maryland median of $33,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dietetic Technicians at $31,985 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dietetic Technicians. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 9th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $30,490 and employment of 80. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,760, against $31,985 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $31,720 and employment of 80. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,283, against $31,985 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $37,060 and employment of 740. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,036, against $31,985 here.