United States
Food Science Technicians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$49,430
Food Science Technicians in the United States earn a median of $49,430 a year, about $23.76 an hour.
Median
$49,430
per year
Hourly
$23.76
as published
Mean
$54,400
pulled up by top earners
Workers
14,200
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $50,960 | +3% |
| Texas | State | $46,170 | -7% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $51,250 | +4% |
| New York | State | $52,530 | +6% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $57,790 | +17% |
| New Jersey | State | $52,390 | +6% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $49,050 | -1% |
| Oregon | State | $48,840 | -1% |
| Wisconsin | State | $50,080 | +1% |
| Georgia | State | $41,840 | -15% |
| Indiana | State | $48,060 | -3% |
| Iowa | State | $47,610 | -4% |
| Illinois | State | $63,730 | +29% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $47,940 | -3% |
| Ohio | State | $46,830 | -5% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $60,780 | +23% |
| Minnesota | State | $50,380 | +2% |
| Washington | State | $47,420 | -4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $64,760 | +31% |
| Idaho | State | $45,230 | -8% |
| Missouri | State | $55,830 | +13% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $48,130 | -3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $47,870 | -3% |
| Maryland | State | $51,690 | +5% |
| Visalia, CA | Metro | $48,560 | -2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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