Average Pay of a Nutritionist

Even though nutrition is an increasingly popular field, the salary range of a nutritionist is on a lower scale compared to other careers. The difference between the salary of a nutritionist with one years experience and that with 20 years experience is not as much as would be expected when compared to other health field careers.

Lower Average Salary
According to data gathered from indeed.com, the average Nutritionist salary is almost 22% less than the average salary of all job categories posted in the US [National Salary Trend, 2009].

Basic Salary Average
The average salary of a nutritionist in the US is 48,000 as determined by the data presented by ineed.com.

Salary by Experience
According to payscale.com the average salary of a nutritionist with one years experience is $32,217 while a nutritionist with 20 years or more experience would get $57,776.

Salary by Employer
The nutritionist getting the most salary at $52,424 usually works in a Foundation or Trust. The second most paid job is in a corporation. Those working for the Federal government are paid the least at $27,477 as an average.

Salary by City - Job
The average salary of a nutritionist working in St. Louis is more than the national average at $68,784. San Fransisco has the second highest salary for jobs of a nutritionist at $61,000. [payscale.com]

Hourly Salary
The hourly rate for a nutritionist having an experience of 20 years or more is $28.11 while the starting average rate for this career is $20.35.

Salary Bonus
As the salary of a nutritionist increases the bonus rate goes down with the median salary of a nutritionist with one year experience being $1952 while the bonus for a nutritionist with 20 years and more experience decreases to 500.

References
•National Salary Trend : http://www.indeed.com/salary/Nutritionist.html