Dietitians and Nutritionists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,998
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$19,482
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,534
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$82,480
Kept after tax
$62,998
Worth in national money
$58,534
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for dietitians and nutritionists. The middle earner takes $82,480, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.96% above the national middle.
- Against other work in New York, this sits in the middle: 171 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $82,480 the take-home is $62,998. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $58,534 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $84,760, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for dietitians and nutritionists, at $82,480 — about 7.96% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Dietitians and nutritionists ranks 171 of 493 occupations in New York by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $62,998 for dietitians and nutritionists, from $82,480. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $58,534. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $84,760 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dietitians and Nutritionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,830 |
| This salary | $82,480 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $62,998 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,855 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,264 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $76,998 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,178 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of dietitians and nutritionists in New York earn under $82,480 and half over. The published range runs $62,100 at the tenth percentile to $105,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New York's $62,998, worked from $82,480. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 171 of 493.
- Two cautions on $58,534, the adjusted value of that $82,480 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New York. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 171 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dietitians and nutritionists in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,100 to $105,830; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The New York take-home of $62,998, on $82,480 for work ranking 171 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 171 of 493 in the state.
- This $58,534 adjusted figure, worked from $82,480, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 171 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 171 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $62,100 at the bottom tenth to $105,830 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $58,534 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $62,998.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,100 to $105,830) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $58,534 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $62,998 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.