What are the main factors that influence a Food Nutrition Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Food Nutrition Associate's salary?

A Food Nutrition Associate's salary grows with experience: a Food Nutrition Associate (2-4 years)earns $64,239, a Dietitian Supervisor (4+ years)earns $55,547, a Dietitian Manager (4-5 years)earns $82,998, a Dietitian Director (5+ years)earns $101,430,

What are the highest paying states for a Food Nutrition Associate?

Food Nutrition Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Food Nutrition Associate roles are District of Columbia $71,646, California $71,374, Massachusetts $70,423. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Food Nutrition Associate roles make?

Salaries for Food Nutrition Associate level roles vary by specialization: Associate Director of Food and Nutrition: $125,760; Director Of Food And Nutrition: $103,051; Director Food and Nutrition Services: $102,300; Food And Nutrition Manager: $84,012; Food And Nutrition Assistant: $64,629.

How do different companies affect a Food Nutrition Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Food Nutrition Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Food Nutrition Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Food Nutrition Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Food Nutrition Associate in the United States is $64,709 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Food Nutrition Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,925
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,641 to $71,104
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,026

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Food Nutrition Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,104	$5,925	$1,367	$34
Average	$64,709	$5,392	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$59,641	$4,970	$1,147	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Food Nutrition Associate Salaries

A Food Nutrition Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Food Nutrition Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Food Nutrition Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,646.
California: $71,374.
Massachusetts: $70,423.

District of Columbia $71,646

California $71,374

Massachusetts $70,423

Washington $70,164

New Jersey $70,139

Alaska $70,048

Connecticut $69,155

New York $68,793

Hawaii $67,634

Rhode Island $67,091

Maryland $66,722

Minnesota $66,217

Colorado $66,023

Illinois $65,958

Oregon $65,712

Delaware $65,531

New Hampshire $65,417

Virginia $65,162

Pennsylvania $64,418

Nevada $64,043

North Dakota $63,920

Michigan $63,726

Wisconsin $63,655

Vermont $63,512

Texas $63,118

Maine $63,092

Arizona $63,053

Ohio $63,008

Georgia $62,412

Indiana $62,115

Wyoming $62,056

Utah $61,966

Iowa $61,927

Kansas $61,616

Louisiana $61,526

North Carolina $61,493

Missouri $61,480

Florida $61,228

Montana $61,092

Nebraska $60,963

Kentucky $60,892

South Carolina $60,633

Tennessee $60,471

Idaho $60,406

New Mexico $59,934

Oklahoma $59,830

Alabama $59,449

South Dakota $58,808

Arkansas $58,458

West Virginia $58,271

Mississippi $57,708

Top Paying Cities for Food Nutrition Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,618
San Francisco: $80,816
Oakland: $79,023

San Jose, CA $81,618

San Francisco, CA $80,816

Oakland, CA $79,023

New York, NY $74,992

Queens Village, NY $74,506

Paramus, NJ $73,989

Passaic, NJ $73,924

Bergenfield, NJ $73,859

Stamford, CT $73,762

Huntington, NY $73,698

Newark, NJ $73,277

Bridgeport, CT $73,148

New Brunswick, NJ $72,934

Vallejo, CA $72,798

Middlesex, NJ $72,759

Somerset, NJ $72,701

Petaluma, CA $72,552

Santa Cruz, CA $72,300

Boston, MA $72,170

Monterey, CA $71,847

Fairbanks, AK $71,802

Los Angeles, CA $71,679

Washington, DC $71,646

Seattle, WA $71,530

Santa Rosa, CA $71,517

Juneau, AK $71,329

Orange, CA $71,116

Anchorage, AK $70,999

Anaheim, CA $70,954

Santa Ana, CA $70,857

Nassau, NY $70,818

Long Beach, CA $70,792

Danbury, CT $70,773

Santa Maria, CA $70,553

Everett, WA $70,540

Bremerton, WA $70,223

Trenton, NJ $70,100

Sacramento, CA $70,074

San Diego, CA $70,041

Brockton, MA $70,016

Tacoma, WA $69,990

Santa Barbara, CA $69,899

Lowell, MA $69,640

New Suffolk, NY $69,614

Nashua, NH $69,537

Lompoc, CA $69,433

Ventura, CA $69,368

Stockton, CA $69,349

New Haven, CT $69,220

Atlantic City, NJ $69,051

Hartford, CT $68,909

Modesto, CA $68,877

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,734

New Britain, CT $68,702

Olympia, WA $68,611

Kennewick, WA $68,611

New London, CT $68,598

Norwich, CT $68,579

Lawrence, MA $68,547

Bakersfield, CA $68,365

Riverside, CA $68,275

New Bedford, MA $68,275

Richland, WA $68,210

Portsmouth, NH $68,158

Vineland, NJ $68,145

San Bernardino, CA $68,094

Boulder, CO $67,913

Worcester, MA $67,861

Portland, OR $67,803

Saint Paul, MN $67,725

Minneapolis, MN $67,725

Philadelphia, PA $67,634

Honolulu, HI $67,291

Springfield, MA $67,065

Providence, RI $67,058

Chicago, IL $66,871

Bellingham, WA $66,793

Baltimore, MD $66,722

Chico, CA $66,560

Wilmington, DE $66,450

Pittsfield, MA $66,385

Manchester, NH $66,262

Spokane, WA $65,978

Denver, CO $65,971

Albany, NY $65,667

Troy, NY $65,641

Schenectady, NY $65,505

Burlington, VT $65,363

Portland, ME $65,136

Salem, OR $65,085

Yakima, WA $65,072

Ann Arbor, MI $65,052

Rochester, MN $64,871

Fresno, CA $64,839

Reno, NV $64,839

Milwaukee, WI $64,781

Detroit, MI $64,716

Allentown, PA $64,696

Carson City, NV $64,690

Houston, TX $64,593

Colorado Springs, CO $64,586

Syracuse, NY $64,554

Eugene, OR $64,431

Bismarck, ND $64,353

Gary, IN $64,353

Galveston, TX $64,353

Springfield, OR $64,302

Medford, OR $64,146

Fort Collins, CO $64,121

Austin, TX $64,069

Mesa, AZ $63,933

Phoenix, AZ $63,920

Dallas, TX $63,901

Reading, PA $63,862

Saint Cloud, MN $63,836

Concord, NH $63,778

Madison, WI $63,752

Utica, NY $63,577

Raleigh, NC $63,525

Las Vegas, NV $63,519

Rochester, NY $63,473

Des Moines, IA $63,467

Atlanta, GA $63,363

Battle Creek, MI $63,344

Salt Lake City, UT $63,325

Lancaster, PA $63,228

Champaign, IL $63,215

Harrisburg, PA $63,137

Durham, NC $63,079

Kansas City, MO $63,072

Kansas City, KS $63,059

Fort Worth, TX $63,053

Boca Raton, FL $63,027

Cleveland, OH $63,020

Columbus, OH $63,008

Pittsburgh, PA $63,001

Richmond, VA $62,975

Indianapolis, IN $62,962

Cincinnati, OH $62,878

Petersburg, VA $62,781

Billings, MT $62,639

Lansing, MI $62,639

Huntsville, AL $62,639

Lebanon, PA $62,632

Dayton, OH $62,626

Pueblo, CO $62,626

Appleton, WI $62,606

Buffalo, NY $62,580

Racine, WI $62,548

Charlotte, NC $62,542

Saint Louis, MO $62,522

Springfield, IL $62,496

Elkhart, IN $62,483

York, PA $62,483

Gastonia, NC $62,477

Benton Harbor, MI $62,477

Beaumont, TX $62,438

Lorain, OH $62,425

Toledo, OH $62,399

Binghamton, NY $62,367

Rock Hill, SC $62,360

Rockford, IL $62,328

Fargo, ND $62,296

Elyria, OH $62,296

Flagstaff, AZ $62,250

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,212

Miami, FL $62,173

Duluth, MN $62,069

Bangor, ME $61,985

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,914

Louisville, KY $61,882

Grand Rapids, MI $61,869

Hialeah, FL $61,862

Casper, WY $61,772

Scranton, PA $61,694

New Orleans, LA $61,675

Virginia Beach, VA $61,668

Akron, OH $61,636

Peoria, IL $61,552

Sarasota, FL $61,539

Green Bay, WI $61,493

Baton Rouge, LA $61,461

Charleston, SC $61,448

Nashville, TN $61,429

Jamestown, NY $61,416

Davenport, IA $61,416

Tucson, AZ $61,383

Cheyenne, WY $61,364

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,345

Tampa, FL $61,332

Omaha, NE $61,319

Port Arthur, TX $61,293

Evansville, IN $61,293

Bradenton, FL $61,267

Santa Fe, NM $61,150

Orlando, FL $61,086

Clearwater, FL $61,014

Canton, OH $60,879

La Crosse, WI $60,879

Grand Forks, ND $60,859

Albuquerque, NM $60,840

Tulsa, OK $60,840

Newport News, VA $60,833

High Point, NC $60,814

Ogden, UT $60,788

Corpus Christi, TX $60,736

Laramie, WY $60,697

Norfolk, VA $60,697

Rock Island, IL $60,659

Saginaw, MI $60,646

Jacksonville, FL $60,639

Salisbury, NC $60,626

Memphis, TN $60,613

Moline, IL $60,581

Fort Myers, FL $60,562

Waterloo, IA $60,477

Spartanburg, SC $60,413

Lincoln, NE $60,380

Fort Wayne, IN $60,367

Birmingham, AL $60,296

Cedar Falls, IA $60,283

Provo, UT $60,277

Springfield, OH $60,270

San Antonio, TX $60,257

Greensboro, NC $60,232

South Bend, IN $60,225

Winston Salem, NC $60,219

Boise, ID $60,199

Savannah, GA $60,154

Muskegon, MI $60,037

Lima, OH $59,960

Lake Charles, LA $59,934

Anderson, IN $59,921

Lexington, KY $59,901

Augusta, GA $59,882

Greenville, SC $59,882

Wichita, KS $59,824

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,824

Columbia, SC $59,766

Bloomington, IN $59,604

Roanoke, VA $59,565

Asheville, NC $59,481

Knoxville, TN $59,371

Shreveport, LA $59,364

Wilmington, NC $59,280

Frankfort, KY $59,157

Oklahoma City, OK $59,112

Chillicothe, OH $59,086

Longview, TX $59,080

Topeka, KS $59,060

Mobile, AL $58,963

Terre Haute, IN $58,937

Erie, PA $58,931

Altoona, PA $58,898

Melbourne, FL $58,879

Amarillo, TX $58,853

Killeen, TX $58,834

Fayetteville, AR $58,782

Sioux Falls, SD $58,737

Chattanooga, TN $58,698

Idaho Falls, ID $58,691

Gainesville, FL $58,556

Portsmouth, OH $58,523

Little Rock, AR $58,510

Lynchburg, VA $58,510

Lafayette, LA $58,484

Youngstown, OH $58,484

Temple, TX $58,458

Daytona Beach, FL $58,446

Clarksville, TN $58,439

Pensacola, FL $58,433

Hopkinsville, KY $58,238

Charleston, WV $58,232

Florence, SC $58,200

Sioux City, IA $58,161

Macon, GA $57,973

Tallahassee, FL $57,967

Fayetteville, NC $57,954

Waco, TX $57,941

Wichita Falls, TX $57,941

Pine Bluff, AR $57,915

Vincennes, IN $57,792

Lubbock, TX $57,766

Great Falls, MT $57,727

Alamogordo, NM $57,721

Abilene, TX $57,669

Rapid City, SD $57,585

Monroe, LA $57,585

Albany, GA $57,546

Huntington, WV $57,540

Jackson, MS $57,533

Greenville, MS $57,527

Parkersburg, WV $57,462

Montgomery, AL $57,449

Johnstown, PA $57,436

Springfield, MO $57,384

Biloxi, MS $57,352

Sumter, SC $57,216

Columbus, GA $57,210

Twin Falls, ID $57,171

Pascagoula, MS $57,087

Kingsport, TN $56,918

Gulfport, MS $56,899

Alexandria, LA $56,685

Fort Smith, AR $56,524

El Paso, TX $56,349

Helena, MT $56,265

Las Cruces, NM $56,058

Harlingen, TX $55,877

Pocatello, ID $55,818

Florence, AL $55,799

Brownsville, TX $55,786

Dothan, AL $55,682

Mcallen, TX $55,650

Columbus, MS $55,171

Altus, OK $54,874

Lawton, OK $54,751

Pierre, SD $54,518

What Skills Can Increase a Food Nutrition Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 4.46% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 3.85% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	4.46%
Patient Care	3.85%
Geriatrics	1.71%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Food Nutrition Associate's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Healthcare Services: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$68,592	6%
Healthcare Services	$68,592	6%
Problem Solving	$67,298	4%
Organizing	$67,298	4%
Coordination	$66,651	3%
Leadership	$66,651	3%

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How Education impacts a Food Nutrition Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Food Nutrition Associates enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Food Nutrition Associate with a Bachelor's Degree is between $67,524 and $71,327).

Food Nutrition Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Food Nutrition Associate

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 1.0%

Associates 1.4%

Bachelors 50.3%

Masters 44.8%

Doctorate 2.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	1.0%
Associates	1.4%
Bachelors	50.3%
Masters	44.8%
Doctorate	2.3%

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Food Nutrition Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Food Nutrition Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$59,641

Average $64,709/year

$71,104

$4,970

Average $5,392/month

$5,925

$1,147

Average $1,244/week

$1,367

$29

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,104	$5,925	$1,367	$34
Average	$64,709	$5,392	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$59,641	$4,970	$1,147	$29

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Salary Trends for Food Nutrition Associate

Salaries for a Food Nutrition Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,737 in 2023 to around $64,253 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Food Nutrition Associate salary trends, .

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2024

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