Food Science Technicians — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$52,130
10th percentile
$39,820
90th percentile
$78,820
Employment
14,600
- CAMedian $54,200 · Employment 3,990
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $54,410 · Employment 970
- TXMedian $47,760 · Employment 900
- ORMedian $50,590 · Employment 820
- WAMedian $62,070 · Employment 660
- PAMedian $48,060 · Employment 590
- NJMedian $56,730 · Employment 590
- New York, NYMedian $60,020 · Employment 580
- NYMedian $55,470 · Employment 580
- IDMedian $48,980 · Employment 560
- WIMedian $55,690 · Employment 540
- INMedian $44,630 · Employment 530
- IAMedian $50,740 · Employment 420
- Seattle, WAMedian $79,850 · Employment 420
- Riverside, CAMedian $50,900 · Employment 390
- MNMedian $57,940 · Employment 380
- Dallas, TXMedian $49,460 · Employment 350
- San Francisco, CAMedian $60,980 · Employment 310
- Indianapolis, INMedian $44,550 · Employment 300
- ILMedian $60,820 · Employment 290
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.