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Average Dietetic Technicians Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Dietetic Technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earn a median annual salary of $49,800, which is +32.3% compared to the national median. There are 1,430 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (metro area).

$49,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median annual wage
$24/hour median
+32.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,640
1,430
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,080
25th
$38,880
Median
$49,800
75th
$61,660
90th
$64,770

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
112.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,242
Goods: 110.3%
Services: 127.0%
Rents: 148.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,070 Compare 30
Redding, CA $59,760 Compare 60
Columbus, OH $50,920 Compare 160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,690 Compare 360
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $50,630 Compare 90
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,570 Compare 180

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $492,150 1.94
Radiologists $465,780 1.19
Anesthesiologists $460,800 2.99
Surgeons, All Other $399,990 2.79
Dermatologists $374,000 2.94
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $342,730 0.81
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $341,430 1.76
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $335,270 1.59

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has salary data for 769 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Dietetic Technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dietetic Technicians are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.