Nutritionist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000636
- Class code
- 32000636
- Pay group
- MH12
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Nutritionist is $52,848 to $79,272 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000636.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/2023.
What the state says the job is
This position provides comprehensive, complex nutrition evaluation, treatment and follow-up services to children ages birth to three with a variety of medical/nutritional problems and developmental disabilities, acute, chronic, and terminally ill, or those characterized as medically high risk that are referred to or enrolled in the Infant Toddler Program. Work in this class involves providing professional nutritional services with a considerable amount of time being spent in providing comprehensive, complex nutrition services to clients and patients with a variety of medical/nutritional problems: or spending a significant amount of time in supervising a small local health nutrition program concentrating in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) with some involvement in the areas of home health, family planning, prenatal and chronic disease programs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of human behavior and techniques for effecting behavior change Intermediate knowledge of disease pathophysiology in relation to nutritional theories and practices Intermediate knowledge and skill in nutrition and dietary assessment techniques (anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary), and in interpretation of data Thorough knowledge of principles of normal and therapeutic nutrition and drug and nutrient interaction at all stages of life Ability to write clear, concise entries in clients' health/medical records Ability to utilize interviewing and counseling processes and procedures Ability to understand individual's socio-economic status and lifestyles with respect f ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in dietetics, public health nutrition, or nutrition from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of related experience and holding the credential of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; or Bachelor's degree in dietetics, public health nutrition, or nutrition from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of related experience and holding the credential of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in North Carolina
Nutritionist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $73,620 | $111,684 | $73,620 to $111,684 |
| Mississippi | $43,509 | $76,465 | $43,509 to $76,465 |
| Missouri | $34,992 | $67,512 | $34,992 to $67,512 |
| New Mexico | $24.88 | $37.32 | $51,750 to $77,626 |
| South Carolina | $53,856 | $91,596 | $53,856 to $91,596 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.