Best Cities for Dietetic Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where dietetic technicianss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.48	$60,070	$55,724	36%
2	Columbus, OHMetro	1.45	$50,920	$54,460	31%
3	OregonState	1.41	$54,670	$53,078	35%
4	MinnesotaState	1.29	$47,610	$48,582	32%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.29	$48,230	$48,472	37%
6	OhioState	1.22	$41,380	$45,774	30%
7	ArizonaState	1.21	$45,970	$45,560	39%
8	ColoradoState	1.21	$47,810	$45,361	46%
9	New YorkState	1.19	$50,420	$44,818	44%
10	OklahomaState	1.17	$38,840	$43,887	30%
11	IllinoisState	1.16	$42,550	$43,686	37%
12	WashingtonState	1.16	$47,000	$43,802	48%
13	MaineState	1.13	$42,320	$42,405	37%
14	WisconsinState	1.12	$38,750	$41,983	34%
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.12	$50,690	$42,171	74%
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.12	$48,040	$42,030	55%
17	CaliforniaState	1.11	$46,410	$41,924	59%
18	West VirginiaState	1.11	$35,210	$41,817	29%
19	MontanaState	1.10	$40,040	$41,535	34%
20	NebraskaState	1.10	$37,760	$41,268	33%
21	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$38,390	$41,369	40%
22	DelawareState	1.09	$41,280	$40,871	39%
23	New MexicoState	1.09	$37,580	$40,848	33%
24	MissouriState	1.08	$36,100	$40,745	34%
25	UtahState	1.08	$40,580	$40,499	44%
26	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$36,800	$40,351	40%
27	South CarolinaState	1.06	$36,770	$39,967	41%
28	HawaiiState	1.05	$43,580	$39,618	66%
29	IowaState	1.05	$35,220	$39,484	32%
30	MichiganState	1.05	$36,420	$39,458	37%
31	New HampshireState	1.05	$41,830	$39,462	45%
32	ConnecticutState	1.04	$42,040	$39,071	45%
33	Rhode IslandState	1.04	$39,400	$39,204	46%
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.04	$45,450	$39,013	60%
35	KansasState	1.03	$35,060	$38,956	35%
36	North DakotaState	1.03	$35,890	$38,758	33%
37	NevadaState	1.00	$37,630	$37,555	46%
38	VirginiaState	1.00	$38,790	$37,478	49%
39	New JerseyState	0.99	$40,530	$37,252	53%
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$36,230	$37,428	53%
41	ArkansasState	0.98	$31,900	$36,964	33%
42	GeorgiaState	0.97	$34,240	$36,660	50%
43	MassachusettsState	0.97	$39,760	$36,645	68%
44	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$40,810	$35,704	62%
45	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.94	$40,130	$35,357	76%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$34,820	$35,350	59%
47	IndianaState	0.93	$31,660	$34,983	40%
48	PennsylvaniaState	0.93	$34,090	$35,144	46%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.93	$32,440	$35,070	44%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.92	$31,910	$34,685	49%
51	FloridaState	0.91	$34,740	$34,227	59%
52	IdahoState	0.90	$32,620	$33,803	44%
53	MississippiState	0.90	$28,690	$33,833	37%
54	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.90	$35,160	$33,971	54%
55	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.89	$32,030	$33,434	56%
56	KentuckyState	0.87	$28,970	$32,734	40%
57	North CarolinaState	0.87	$31,010	$32,850	50%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.87	$37,060	$32,855	65%
59	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.86	$31,340	$32,243	61%
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$35,050	$32,304	70%
61	LouisianaState	0.85	$28,860	$32,031	44%
62	TexasState	0.84	$30,280	$31,674	55%
63	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.84	$33,420	$31,588	60%
64	MarylandState	0.82	$33,710	$30,870	60%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).