Food Science Technician Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of food science technicians in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food science technicians in Fresno is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Science Technicians in Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,800
25th Percentile Wage
$36,860
50th Percentile Wage
$43,760
75th Percentile Wage
$47,290
90th Percentile Wage
$59,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food science technicians in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,800.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food science technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$43,760
11.59% 11.59%
2021
$38,690
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Table 2. Compare Food Science Technician Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,760 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for food science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food science technicians in Fresno is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$59,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$57,200
Modesto
$49,920
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$49,770
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,590
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$48,810
Visalia-Porterville
$48,440
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$47,940
Chico
$47,900
Stockton
$47,170
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,040
Merced
$46,970
Napa
$46,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$44,970
Fresno
$43,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,910
Salinas
$39,210
Bakersfield-Delano
$38,760
Madera-Chowchilla
$38,380

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.