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

How much do Dietitians and Nutritionists make in Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Worcester, MA is $74,320. The 10th percentile is $58,300 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. Employment is 350.

Median annual wage

$74,320

10th percentile
$58,300
25th percentile
$69,000
Median
$74,320
75th percentile
$93,230
90th percentile
$101,410
Mean
$79,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dietitians and Nutritionists, the published 10th percentile is $58,300 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. The difference is $43,110, which is 58.0% 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 $69,000 to the 75th at $93,230, covers $24,230.

The mean annual wage is $79,000, which sits above the median of $74,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $76,400 for Dietitians and Nutritionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,491, which is 5.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $76,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dietitians and Nutritionists at $72,491 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dietitians and Nutritionists. Worcester, MA ranks 16th of 20 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).).

  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $83,850 and employment of 50. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,647, against $72,491 here.
  • Springfield, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $72,590 and employment of 170. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,567, against $72,491 here.
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $65,560 and employment of 140. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,050, against $72,491 here.

Employment share

Dietitians and Nutritionists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (350 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.01 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 Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Worcester, MA is $74,320. The 10th percentile is $58,300 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. Employment is 350.

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

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $76,400.

What is Dietitians and Nutritionists pay in Worcester, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $74,320 is $72,491. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Worcester, MA compare with nearby metros for Dietitians and Nutritionists?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $83,850. Worcester, MA ranks 16th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.