Food Scientists and Technologists salary
The median pay for food scientists and technologists in the United States is $88,720 a year. About 13,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $52,920
- 25th percentile
- $68,810
- Median percentile
- $88,720
- 75th percentile
- $116,650
- 90th percentile
- $145,280
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
- South Carolina $108,660
- Missouri $105,930
- New Jersey $104,340
- Massachusetts $103,580
- Florida $101,160
- Colorado $99,580
- Minnesota $99,280
- Kentucky $98,710
- Alabama $97,480
- Washington $94,990
- Illinois $94,340
- New York $94,070
- California $93,950
- Virginia $93,590
- Maryland $93,330
- Texas $90,610
- Maine $89,480
- Rhode Island $87,970
- Georgia $86,050
- Kansas $85,130
- Oklahoma $84,750
- Arkansas $84,330
- Pennsylvania $83,380
- Wisconsin $83,020
- Iowa $82,010
- Tennessee $81,760
- Oregon $81,660
- Nevada $80,580
- North Carolina $79,840
- New Mexico $79,130
- Idaho $77,440
- Michigan $76,940
- Ohio $76,780
- Utah $73,280
- Nebraska $72,230
- South Dakota $71,330
- Indiana $69,350
- Montana $52,230
By metro area
- Washington, DC $113,350
- San Jose, CA $110,810
- St. Louis, MO $108,200
- Atlanta, GA $107,970
- Ann Arbor, MI $105,420
- Kansas City, MO $105,350
- New York, NY $104,200
- Boston, MA $103,580
- Fayetteville, AR $103,300
- Minneapolis, MN $101,760
- Chicago, IL $100,390
- Seattle, WA $100,000
- Denver, CO $99,900
- Buffalo, NY $99,530
- San Francisco, CA $98,930
- San Antonio, TX $98,220
- Merced, CA $96,430
- Philadelphia, PA $96,210
- Austin, TX $95,030
- Little Rock, AR $94,770
- Fresno, CA $93,750
- Dallas, TX $93,670
- Baltimore, MD $93,330
- Harrisburg, PA $92,690
- Los Angeles, CA $91,060
- Omaha, NE $90,770
- Cincinnati, OH $90,210
- Salinas, CA $90,080
- Rochester, NY $90,040
- Stockton, CA $90,040
- Visalia, CA $89,050
- Houston, TX $88,210
- Sacramento, CA $88,010
- Charlotte, NC $87,270
- Lancaster, PA $86,320
- Milwaukee, WI $86,230
- Providence, RI $86,150
- Salem, OR $85,960
- San Diego, CA $85,930
- Santa Rosa, CA $85,610
- Riverside, CA $85,360
- Oxnard, CA $83,140
- Albany, NY $82,640
- Modesto, CA $80,960
- Napa, CA $80,320
- Portland, OR $80,050
- Bakersfield, CA $79,900
- Wichita, KS $79,630
- Columbus, OH $79,560
- Grand Rapids, MI $78,610
- Sioux City, IA $78,260
- Des Moines, IA $76,580
- Allentown, PA $75,980
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $74,150
- Salt Lake City, UT $73,280
- Indianapolis, IN $69,970
- Raleigh, NC $68,590
- Detroit, MI $67,790
- Hanford, CA $66,120
- Madison, WI $66,080
- Lawrence, KS $64,210
- Lansing, MI $63,030
- Lincoln, NE $56,250