Food Scientists and Technologists Salary by City (2024)

Name: Food Scientists and Technologists Salary by City - BLS OEWS 2024
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

63 metro areas · National average: $90,117 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Food Scientists and Technologists salaries across 63 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
Boston, MA	$123,540	$99,140	$77,560	$175,400
San Francisco, CA	$110,310	$105,670	$77,930	$150,380
Austin, TX	$109,670	$103,810	$76,150	$145,180
St. Louis, MO	$109,660	$102,270	$74,220	$159,780
Seattle, WA	$107,030	$101,770	$55,420	$154,880
New York, NY	$106,560	$102,630	$66,030	$159,530
Minneapolis, MN	$104,080	$97,390	$68,670	$129,640
Kansas City, MO	$103,710	$101,740	$59,850	$167,270
Chicago, IL	$101,070	$99,320	$62,170	$144,690
Dallas, TX	$100,380	$101,070	$47,460	$146,100
San Jose, CA	$99,950	$89,360	$58,320	$142,230
Fayetteville, AR	$99,250	$97,500	$46,530	$157,550
Buffalo, NY	$99,200	$92,340	$66,640	$141,280
San Antonio, TX	$99,150	$94,900	$59,920	$126,460
Rochester, MN	$99,100	$93,260	$67,730	$123,140
Miami, FL	$99,030	$89,620	$50,010	$180,430
Detroit, MI	$98,130	$87,070	$43,630	$165,270
Ann Arbor, MI	$97,710	$102,570	$62,020	$135,090
Washington, DC	$97,440	$79,390	$56,200	$137,610
Fort Collins, CO	$96,880	$100,420	$63,330	$118,300
Baltimore, MD	$96,220	$97,630	$52,280	$157,390
Philadelphia, PA	$96,200	$97,950	$57,980	$145,590
Harrisburg, PA	$94,210	$95,090	$61,490	$119,720
Denver, CO	$93,580	$86,790	$53,870	$140,030
Cincinnati, OH	$92,750	$94,920	$53,370	$121,600
Lancaster, PA	$92,640	$95,110	$57,100	$123,560
Los Angeles, CA	$91,510	$84,820	$57,720	$131,160
Sacramento, CA	$91,300	$82,190	$58,680	$132,320
Santa Rosa, CA	$90,910	$78,900	$51,510	$148,520
Rochester, NY	$90,800	$88,500	$64,110	$128,960
San Diego, CA	$90,650	$83,080	$60,400	$134,310
Kalamazoo, MI	$90,380	$81,130	$63,710	$164,040
Salt Lake City, UT	$90,370	$79,210	$54,500	$151,810
Modesto, CA	$90,160	$81,740	$48,830	$133,930
Atlanta, GA	$89,860	$98,770	$29,350	$163,630
Riverside, CA	$89,020	$87,200	$56,910	$122,310
Oxnard, CA	$88,430	$82,760	$60,250	$124,530
Houston, TX	$87,580	$92,160	$48,520	$130,090
Stockton, CA	$87,190	$83,640	$47,780	$121,720
Providence, RI	$87,150	$80,390	$66,000	$105,980
Madison, WI	$86,940	$76,490	$49,350	$148,070
Milwaukee, WI	$86,630	$81,060	$60,600	$128,050
Pittsburgh, PA	$86,130	$93,810	$53,350	$109,980
Grand Rapids, MI	$85,870	$75,890	$52,610	$135,060
Visalia, CA	$84,660	$81,350	$53,660	$122,040
Albany, NY	$84,280	$79,740	$65,060	$120,420
Merced, CA	$84,120	$77,360	$58,670	$124,940
Wichita, KS	$83,240	$82,990	$42,730	$124,170
Portland, OR	$82,790	$78,390	$59,880	$123,750
Bakersfield, CA	$81,440	$79,460	$38,540	$117,720
Allentown, PA	$81,420	$76,350	$39,400	$130,360
Indianapolis, IN	$79,930	$82,690	$50,380	$94,000
Santa Maria, CA	$79,770	$73,650	$48,090	$123,970
Napa, CA	$79,500	$75,010	$52,470	$109,220
Hanford, CA	$76,810	$62,540	$51,590	$117,090
Fresno, CA	$75,110	$73,660	$45,320	$113,980
Sioux City, IA	$73,700	$66,210	$47,840	$99,950
Columbus, OH	$72,820	$59,520	$46,010	$127,100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$72,180	$71,510	$53,330	$94,680
Raleigh, NC	$69,060	$64,200	$51,370	$78,800
Cleveland, OH	$67,380	$58,280	$45,090	$107,070
Des Moines, IA	$66,180	$63,450	$39,700	$98,940
Gainesville, GA	$54,670	$36,620	$27,750	$104,500