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Dietetic assistant salary

Average dietetic assistant salary

$15.58

$32,415 yearly

Entry-level dietetic assistant salary
$25,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025
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Average dietetic assistant salary by state

Highest paying states for dietetic assistants

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Maine$38,713$18.61
2North Dakota$38,043$18.29
3Washington$46,825$22.51
4New York$38,122$18.33
5Minnesota$39,827$19.15
6Alaska$37,750$18.15
7Rhode Island$37,277$17.92
8New Jersey$38,033$18.29
9Oregon$40,788$19.61
10New Hampshire$35,525$17.08
11Delaware$35,727$17.18
12Kentucky$32,368$15.56
13Nevada$35,402$17.02
14Ohio$32,568$15.66
15Massachusetts$34,904$16.78
16Michigan$32,146$15.45
17West Virginia$32,800$15.77
18Montana$35,847$17.23
19Pennsylvania$33,871$16.28
20Indiana$30,952$14.88
21California$37,429$17.99
22Vermont$34,859$16.76
23Connecticut$36,048$17.33
24Arizona$32,610$15.68
25Wisconsin$32,220$15.49
26North Carolina$30,673$14.75
27South Carolina$30,098$14.47
28Colorado$34,024$16.36
29Kansas$29,089$13.99
30Wyoming$32,127$15.45
31Utah$32,430$15.59
32Hawaii$34,920$16.79
33District of Columbia$34,992$16.82
34Illinois$30,867$14.84
35New Mexico$29,970$14.41
36Mississippi$28,403$13.66
37Idaho$28,974$13.93
38Missouri$29,972$14.41
39Iowa$25,973$12.49
40Nebraska$28,220$13.57
41South Dakota$25,711$12.36
42Texas$28,692$13.79
43Oklahoma$29,130$14.00
44Florida$26,701$12.84
45Tennessee$24,272$11.67
46Alabama$27,356$13.15
47Georgia$22,351$10.75
48Virginia$29,564$14.21
49Maryland$27,257$13.10
50Louisiana$25,008$12.02
51Arkansas$26,861$12.91

Dietetic assistant salary details

A dietetic assistant's salary ranges from $25,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $41,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average dietetic assistant salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a dietetic assistant's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$41,000$3,417$20
75th Percentile$37,000$3,083$18
Average$32,415$2,701$16
25th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13
10th Percentile$25,000$2,083$12

Highest paying dietetic assistant jobs

The highest paying types of dietetic assistants are diet technician registered, diet technician, and nutrition technician.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Dietary Aide$28,005$2,334$13.4644,494
Diet Technician$33,164$2,764$15.9424,858
Dietetic Technician$32,386$2,699$15.575,727

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$34,000$33,800$33,600$33,400$33,200$33,000
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Dietetic assistant salary trends

The average dietetic assistant salary has risen by $3,639 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average dietetic assistant earned $28,776 annually, but today, they earn $32,415 a year. That works out to a 14% change in pay for dietetic assistants over the last decade.

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Average dietetic assistant salary over time

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Dietetic assistant salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$32,400$15.58+5.7%
2025$30,600$14.70+4.4%
2024$29,200$14.05+2.4%
2023$28,500$13.72+0.6%
2022$28,400$13.64+1.2%

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