Food Science Technicians salary
The median pay for food science technicians in the United States is $52,130 a year. About 14,600 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,820
- 25th percentile
- $46,020
- Median percentile
- $52,130
- 75th percentile
- $63,270
- 90th percentile
- $78,820
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Virginia $65,360
- Kentucky $64,770
- Washington $62,070
- Vermont $60,980
- Illinois $60,820
- Missouri $59,570
- Nevada $59,070
- Colorado $58,540
- Florida $58,500
- Minnesota $57,940
- Maryland $57,880
- Ohio $57,060
- Massachusetts $56,850
- New Jersey $56,730
- Wisconsin $55,690
- New York $55,470
- California $54,200
- Georgia $53,150
- Michigan $52,130
- Mississippi $51,460
- Iowa $50,740
- Oregon $50,590
- Idaho $48,980
- South Dakota $48,760
- North Carolina $48,640
- Nebraska $48,530
- Pennsylvania $48,060
- Texas $47,760
- Oklahoma $47,240
- Arkansas $46,810
- New Mexico $46,500
- Utah $45,110
- Indiana $44,630
- Louisiana $44,310
- Alabama $40,940
- Kansas $39,930
- South Carolina $39,480
By metro area
- Columbus, OH $86,300
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $84,320
- Jacksonville, FL $83,030
- Seattle, WA $79,850
- Milwaukee, WI $73,030
- Virginia Beach, VA $72,950
- Chicago, IL $66,630
- St. Louis, MO $66,230
- Sacramento, CA $64,620
- Cincinnati, OH $64,480
- Boston, MA $63,160
- Buffalo, NY $61,870
- Napa, CA $61,430
- Baltimore, MD $61,410
- San Francisco, CA $60,980
- Allentown, PA $60,320
- New York, NY $60,020
- Denver, CO $59,650
- San Jose, CA $59,580
- Reno, NV $59,440
- Las Vegas, NV $58,850
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,640
- Minneapolis, MN $58,290
- Vallejo, CA $57,630
- Modesto, CA $56,220
- Fayetteville, AR $55,090
- Rochester, NY $54,970
- Scranton, PA $54,570
- Los Angeles, CA $54,410
- Grand Rapids, MI $53,960
- San Luis Obispo, CA $53,530
- Rochester, MN $53,210
- Lancaster, PA $53,130
- Lakeland, FL $52,970
- Salinas, CA $52,870
- Atlanta, GA $52,690
- Portland, OR $51,570
- Chico, CA $51,390
- Riverside, CA $50,900
- Miami, FL $50,890
- Merced, CA $50,750
- Sioux City, IA $50,710
- Vineland, NJ $50,400
- Stockton, CA $50,390
- Harrisburg, PA $50,310
- Boise City, ID $49,930
- Oxnard, CA $49,790
- Eugene, OR $49,680
- Tampa, FL $49,610
- Dallas, TX $49,460
- Twin Falls, ID $49,460
- Houston, TX $49,280
- Visalia, CA $49,270
- Pittsburgh, PA $48,970
- Appleton, WI $48,960
- Des Moines, IA $48,820
- Kennewick, WA $48,550
- San Diego, CA $48,480
- Bakersfield, CA $48,100
- Philadelphia, PA $48,060
- Lansing, MI $48,040
- Madison, WI $47,740
- Yakima, WA $47,590
- Hanford, CA $46,710
- Fresno, CA $46,350
- Salem, OR $45,200
- Providence, RI $44,900
- York, PA $44,720
- Indianapolis, IN $44,550
- Fort Smith, AR $43,710