The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $47,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food scientists and technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,930 | 0.94% | 43.65% |
| 2021 | $77,200 | 7.47% | - |
| 2020 | $71,430 | 8.53% | - |
| 2019 | $65,340 | 0.89% | - |
| 2018 | $64,760 | 13.05% | - |
| 2017 | $56,310 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $53,610 | -5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $56,320 | 14.51% | - |
| 2014 | $48,150 | 5.88% | - |
| 2013 | $45,320 | 3.11% | - |
| 2012 | $43,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,930 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.