How much do Dietetic Technicians make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

Percentile spread

For Dietetic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,940 and the 90th percentile is $61,060. The difference is $25,120, which is 50.8% 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 $38,330 to the 75th at $61,060, covers $22,730.

The mean annual wage is $49,270, which sits below the median of $49,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 31.3% higher than the national median of $37,640 for Dietetic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,027, which is 24.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% higher than the California median of $46,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dietetic Technicians at $47,027 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dietetic Technicians. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 4th of 11 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).).

• Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $48,130 and employment of 100. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,231, against $47,027 here.
• Vallejo, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $38,510 and employment of 50. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,500, against $47,027 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 510. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,727, against $47,027 here.

Employment share

Dietetic Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (190 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.23 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.