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

How much do Dietitians and Nutritionists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $69,210. The 10th percentile is $41,060 and the 90th percentile is $86,870. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$69,210

10th percentile
$41,060
25th percentile
$61,820
Median
$69,210
75th percentile
$75,990
90th percentile
$86,870
Mean
$68,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Dietitians and Nutritionists, the published 10th percentile is $41,060 and the 90th percentile is $86,870. The difference is $45,810, which is 66.2% 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 $61,820 to the 75th at $75,990, covers $14,170.

The mean annual wage is $68,540, which sits below the median of $69,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $76,400 for Dietitians and Nutritionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,509, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the North Carolina median of $67,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dietitians and Nutritionists at $70,509 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dietitians and Nutritionists. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 10th of 18 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).).

  • Goldsboro, NC is 38 miles away, with a median of $67,270 and employment of 30. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,044, against $70,509 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $74,630 and employment of 340. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,487, against $70,509 here.
  • Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $77,210 and employment of 130. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,944, against $70,509 here.

Employment share

Dietitians and Nutritionists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (400 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC · Dietitians and Nutritionists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Dietitians and Nutritionists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $69,210. The 10th percentile is $41,060 and the 90th percentile is $86,870. Employment is 400.

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

The local median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $76,400.

What is Dietitians and Nutritionists pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $69,210 is $70,509. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Raleigh-Cary, NC compare with nearby metros for Dietitians and Nutritionists?

Goldsboro, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $67,270. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 10th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.