The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food scientists and technologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $54,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,650.
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 | $84,980 | 3.02% | 36.29% |
| 2021 | $82,410 | 21.74% | - |
| 2019 | $64,490 | 3.02% | - |
| 2018 | $62,540 | 0.83% | - |
| 2017 | $62,020 | 12.71% | - |
| 2016 | $54,140 | -0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $54,460 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $52,570 | -34.64% | - |
| 2013 | $70,780 | 23.51% | - |
| 2012 | $54,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,980, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $99,770). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower.