(Learn how and when to remove these template messages) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Division C of Pub.L. 104â208, 110 Stat. 3009-546, enacted September 30, 1996 (often referred to as i-RAI-ruh, and sometimes abbreviated as IIRAIRA or IIRIRA) vastly changed the immigration laws of the United States.
The state that paid nutritionists and dietitians the highest salary was California. Maryland came in second with a mean wage of $66,340. Other states with high mean wages included Nevada ($65,600) and Connecticut ($64,970).
Nutritionist Salary Breakdown. Most nutritionists were employed by general medical and surgical hospitals, with 18,320 -- nearly 33 percent -- averaging $55,240 in that industry, according to the BLS. The highest paying industry for these food specialists was consulting, with an average salary of $72,580.California was the state with the most nutritionists and dietary specialists, with 6,000 workers averaging $66,690 yearly. The highest pay was found in Maryland, with an average annual salary of $77,400.he BLS reported the average annual salary for 12,040 food scientists was $64,170, or $30.85 an hour. The best paid 10 percent earned six figures, at $105,080 or more a year, or $50.52 an hour. The lowest paid 10 percent, meanwhile, earned $33,930 or less per year, or $16.31 an hour.