The highest-paying states for dietetic technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of dietetic technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,220, Oregon is the highest paying state for dietetic technicians. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $47,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of dietetic technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $54,220 |
$33,290 | 80 |
| 2 | New York | $47,670 |
$31,290 | 830 |
| 3 | Washington | $44,130 |
$38,480 | 150 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $43,970 |
$32,970 | 30 |
| 5 | Colorado | $39,600 |
$29,130 | 190 |
| 6 | Alabama | $39,370 |
$28,740 | 70 |
| 7 | California | $39,310 |
$31,730 | 3,700 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $39,160 |
$35,650 | 190 |
| 9 | Maine | $38,680 |
$36,670 | 40 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $38,480 |
$26,860 | 120 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $37,480 |
$32,100 | 460 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $37,030 |
$34,150 | 50 |
| 13 | Alaska | $36,580 |
$28,890 | 50 |
| 14 | Arizona | $36,330 |
$29,320 | 640 |
| 15 | Maryland | $36,290 |
$29,730 | 140 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $36,090 |
$28,010 | 190 |
| 17 | Kansas | $35,810 |
$24,710 | 70 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $35,670 |
$29,830 | 80 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $35,550 |
$29,690 | 730 |
| 20 | Virginia | $34,650 |
$26,810 | 480 |
| 21 | Georgia | $34,540 |
$21,080 | 280 |
| 22 | Vermont | $34,390 |
$27,230 | 80 |
| 23 | Virgin Islands | $34,280 |
$31,360 | 30 |
| 24 | Delaware | $34,090 |
$28,100 | 70 |
| 25 | New Jersey | $33,710 |
$27,170 | 650 |
| 26 | Illinois | $33,700 |
$25,600 | 340 |
| 27 | Ohio | $33,700 |
$23,900 | 1,240 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $32,090 |
$24,460 | 80 |
| 29 | Michigan | $31,350 |
$28,270 | 2,490 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $31,080 |
$29,220 | 90 |
| 31 | Nevada | $31,050 |
$27,700 | 250 |
| 32 | Utah | $31,040 |
$24,150 | 360 |
| 33 | Idaho | $30,940 |
$23,810 | 100 |
| 34 | Florida | $30,430 |
$23,820 | 830 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $30,250 |
$25,750 | 100 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $30,180 |
$25,950 | 570 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $29,920 |
$21,820 | 590 |
| 38 | Iowa | $29,880 |
$27,890 | 190 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $29,810 |
$29,260 | 40 |
| 40 | Texas | $28,920 |
$20,810 | 880 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $28,490 |
$25,290 | 270 |
| 42 | Indiana | $28,430 |
$23,590 | 400 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $27,710 |
$20,630 | 140 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $27,580 |
$22,730 | 80 |
| 45 | Missouri | $27,060 |
$23,190 | 210 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $26,850 |
$19,430 | 180 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $26,640 |
$21,740 | 140 |
| 48 | Montana | $25,100 |
$20,430 | 70 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $24,270 |
$19,590 | 110 |
| 50 | North Carolina | $23,390 |
$21,190 | 620 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $18,600 |
$17,680 | 100 |