Dietitians and Nutritionists in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,183
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$13,227
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,573
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — 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
$67,410
Kept after tax
$54,183
Worth in national money
$55,573
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Pennsylvania pays dietitians and nutritionists a middle wage of $67,410, 39 of 51 states and about 11.77% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Dietitians and nutritionists ranks 177 among 492 occupations Pennsylvania publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $67,410, take-home of $54,183 is worth roughly $55,573 in national money. The average comes to $68,000, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania's $67,410 median for dietitians and nutritionists places it 39 of 51 states, about 11.77% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 177 of 492 in Pennsylvania places dietitians and nutritionists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for dietitians and nutritionists, whose median is $67,410, the adjusted figure of $55,573 differs little from $54,183 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $68,000 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dietitians and Nutritionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $92,150 |
| This salary | $67,410 |
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 Pennsylvania | $54,183 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,253 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,316 |
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 | $64,721 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,914 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $67,410 as a midpoint for Pennsylvania, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $43,370 and the ninetieth is $92,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $54,183, from $67,410, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 177 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $55,573 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 177.
- The Pennsylvania median of $67,410 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $43,370 to $92,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $54,183 from $67,410. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 177 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $55,573, worked from $67,410, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 177 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $43,370 and the top tenth $92,150 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Pennsylvania sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $55,573 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $54,183.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,370) and the ninetieth ($92,150) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $55,573 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $54,183 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania 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.