Food Scientists and Technologists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$88,720
10th percentile
$52,920
90th percentile
$145,280
Employment
13,060
- CAMedian $93,950 · Employment 2,210
- TXMedian $90,610 · Employment 840
- ILMedian $94,340 · Employment 780
- New York, NYMedian $104,200 · Employment 730
- MNMedian $99,280 · Employment 670
- NYMedian $94,070 · Employment 660
- NJMedian $104,340 · Employment 630
- Chicago, ILMedian $100,390 · Employment 610
- GAMedian $86,050 · Employment 560
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $91,060 · Employment 550
- Minneapolis, MNMedian $101,760 · Employment 440
- MIMedian $76,940 · Employment 430
- MAMedian $103,580 · Employment 420
- WIMedian $83,020 · Employment 410
- Dallas, TXMedian $93,670 · Employment 410
- PAMedian $83,380 · Employment 400
- MOMedian $105,930 · Employment 390
- San Francisco, CAMedian $98,930 · Employment 380
- IAMedian $82,010 · Employment 380
- KSMedian $85,130 · Employment 380
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.