The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $74,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,620.
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 | $99,770 | -1.89% | 27.11% |
| 2021 | $101,660 | 2.70% | - |
| 2020 | $98,920 | 7.84% | - |
| 2019 | $91,160 | 18.69% | - |
| 2018 | $74,120 | -7.26% | - |
| 2017 | $79,500 | 10.06% | - |
| 2016 | $71,500 | -14.98% | - |
| 2015 | $82,210 | 16.21% | - |
| 2014 | $68,880 | -12.09% | - |
| 2013 | $77,210 | 5.82% | - |
| 2012 | $72,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,770, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of California, followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary $84,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.