U.S. nutritionists made an average salary of $55,460 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 10 percent earned over $76,400 annually. Your salary as a nutritionist in 2011 would likely fall in the $43,670 to $66,560 range, as half of them do.hey made $77,400 and $70,100 per year, respectively, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Income is also relatively high in California at $66,690. Salaries in Florida were a little more average at $56,770 annually. And Ohio nutritionists made $49,570 per year.