{"id":1570,"date":"2026-11-03T12:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperiallocum.com\/blog\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:20:35","slug":"clinical-dietitian-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imperiallocum.com\/blog\/clinical-dietitian-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does a Clinical Dietitian Make? Salary, Settings & Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most clinical dietitians in the U.S. earn somewhere in the high $70,000s a year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a $76,400 median annual wage for dietitians and nutritionists, based on May 2025 data, in its<\/span> Dietitians and Nutritionists, Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/span><\/a> profile. The<\/span> Compensation and Benefits Survey of the Dietetics Profession 2024<\/span><\/a>, run by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), landed at $37.98 an hour. For a full-time schedule, that’s close to $79,000 a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three things shape your number more than anything else: your employer type, your state, and how much responsibility sits on your desk. California pays far above the national figure. Leadership roles out-earn bedside roles. Below, each factor gets its own sourced numbers, so you can size up an offer or map out your next move.<\/span><\/p>\n

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