The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food scientists and technologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,850 | 22.82% | 13.51% |
| 2016 | $65,490 | -11.45% | - |
| 2015 | $72,990 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $71,850 | -8.27% | - |
| 2013 | $77,790 | 5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $73,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,850 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for food scientists and technologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 32.9 percent (32.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.