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Food Science Technicians Salary by City
Food Science Technicians Salary by City (2026)
74 metro areas · National average: $55,091 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Food Science Technicians salaries across 74 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Washington, DC $110,500
$104,600
$51,550
$162,620
Chicago, IL $72,610
$64,760
$47,540
$126,630
Jacksonville, FL $69,300
$76,320
$35,220
$76,320
Fort Collins, CO $67,370
$77,530
$49,910
$77,530
Virginia Beach, VA $66,220
$76,690
$46,280
$76,690
Salt Lake City, UT $65,060
$57,890
$45,480
$87,220
Rochester, NY $64,250
$52,070
$34,120
$102,720
Boston, MA $64,240
$62,590
$48,090
$83,300
San Francisco, CA $63,720
$60,780
$41,880
$85,740
Sacramento, CA $63,680
$61,850
$47,380
$77,150
Houston, TX $63,620
$65,220
$39,210
$87,540
Columbus, OH $63,520
$60,670
$36,100
$81,450
San Jose, CA $62,780
$56,640
$43,390
$87,850
Santa Cruz, CA $61,840
$60,540
$45,670
$82,290
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,250
$63,710
$32,770
$80,790
St. Louis, MO $61,090
$62,340
$44,840
$76,910
Allentown, PA $60,610
$63,390
$49,290
$64,370
New York, NY $59,790
$57,790
$38,560
$78,970
Denver, CO $59,500
$52,210
$47,030
$95,380
Syracuse, NY $59,370
$64,830
$43,070
$64,830
Napa, CA $58,800
$58,300
$46,010
$76,030
Vallejo, CA $58,470
$50,370
$42,850
$76,190
Austin, TX $57,660
$48,470
$42,060
$88,340
Santa Rosa, CA $57,300
$51,450
$46,120
$75,530
Baltimore, MD $57,150
$52,500
$46,400
$80,170
Minneapolis, MN $56,400
$60,240
$46,900
$65,750
Merced, CA $55,860
$58,880
$44,850
$66,460
Philadelphia, PA $55,780
$47,870
$38,710
$89,240
Seattle, WA $55,580
$49,780
$44,990
$78,990
Los Angeles, CA $55,160
$51,250
$38,760
$71,670
Atlanta, GA $55,050
$50,430
$30,790
$73,720
San Diego, CA $54,980
$49,360
$43,490
$73,690
Oxnard, CA $54,910
$48,200
$37,140
$76,220
Cincinnati, OH $54,280
$59,580
$31,970
$80,130
Appleton, WI $53,650
$48,830
$38,060
$72,850
Chico, CA $53,650
$45,590
$36,450
$70,190
Buffalo, NY $53,360
$53,360
$45,700
$58,930
Rochester, MN $53,310
$51,330
$39,390
$62,360
Salinas, CA $52,940
$47,900
$37,330
$71,690
Lancaster, PA $52,880
$52,540
$35,060
$61,210
Fayetteville, AR $52,860
$53,020
$44,180
$59,910
Stockton, CA $52,810
$48,500
$36,340
$67,600
Dallas, TX $52,800
$47,940
$39,300
$79,740
Green Bay, WI $52,470
$50,900
$42,680
$58,930
Modesto, CA $52,450
$48,940
$37,790
$70,760
Harrisburg, PA $52,320
$48,710
$44,370
$61,680
San Luis Obispo, CA $52,150
$50,630
$42,190
$65,200
Eugene, OR $52,110
$48,460
$45,160
$63,520
Portland, OR $52,070
$50,540
$41,330
$64,250
Tampa, FL $52,020
$46,930
$44,290
$67,410
Riverside, CA $51,970
$48,130
$40,490
$63,640
La Crosse, WI $51,800
$48,440
$47,790
$67,250
San Antonio, TX $51,460
$45,040
$33,610
$76,010
Visalia, CA $50,270
$48,560
$34,650
$63,810
Yakima, WA $50,040
$48,030
$39,260
$62,730
Madison, WI $49,330
$50,710
$39,430
$58,960
Vineland, NJ $49,180
$47,510
$38,960
$54,890
Pittsburgh, PA $48,900
$46,320
$32,540
$60,090
Boise City, ID $48,770
$47,230
$37,800
$53,260
Fresno, CA $48,410
$45,060
$36,950
$65,370
Lakeland, FL $48,270
$46,170
$39,240
$54,480
Hartford, CT $47,950
$48,580
$39,420
$55,970
Hanford, CA $47,900
$46,960
$35,210
$71,760
Miami, FL $47,780
$48,140
$40,920
$60,610
Omaha, NE $46,630
$40,380
$40,070
$61,670
Des Moines, IA $46,530
$45,760
$38,030
$63,490
Indianapolis, IN $46,500
$38,330
$38,330
$56,070
Twin Falls, ID $45,230
$45,960
$35,490
$49,130
Bakersfield, CA $44,730
$43,330
$34,480
$59,470
Lebanon, PA $43,400
$42,160
$36,050
$59,280
Gainesville, GA $43,290
$41,220
$36,680
$62,060
Salem, OR $43,110
$39,100
$37,110
$55,450
Sioux City, IA $40,680
$36,620
$31,960
$60,370
San Juan, PR $33,070
$34,320
$26,660
$42,330
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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