SOC 29-1031 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dietitians and Nutritionists make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $67,330. The 10th percentile is $48,780 and the 90th percentile is $81,200. Employment is 300.

Median annual wage

$67,330

10th percentile
$48,780
25th percentile
$59,370
Median
$67,330
75th percentile
$78,710
90th percentile
$81,200
Mean
$69,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Dietitians and Nutritionists, the published 10th percentile is $48,780 and the 90th percentile is $81,200. The difference is $32,420, which is 48.2% 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 $59,370 to the 75th at $78,710, covers $19,340.

The mean annual wage is $69,080, which sits above the median of $67,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $76,400 for Dietitians and Nutritionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,469, which is 7.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Michigan median of $66,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dietitians and Nutritionists at $70,469 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dietitians and Nutritionists. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 14th of 23 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).).

  • Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $66,850 and employment of 30. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,255, against $70,469 here.
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $63,320 and employment of 90. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,765, against $70,469 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $67,480 and employment of 100. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,038, against $70,469 here.

Employment share

Dietitians and Nutritionists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (300 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Dietitians and Nutritionists make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $67,330. The 10th percentile is $48,780 and the 90th percentile is $81,200. Employment is 300.

How does that compare with the national median for Dietitians and Nutritionists?

The local median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $76,400.

What is Dietitians and Nutritionists pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $67,330 is $70,469. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI compare with nearby metros for Dietitians and Nutritionists?

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $66,850. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 14th of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.