The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food scientists and technologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $50,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,590.
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 | $80,580 | 10.16% | -109.27% |
| 2021 | $72,390 | -34.02% | - |
| 2020 | $97,020 | 6.72% | - |
| 2019 | $90,500 | 24.14% | - |
| 2018 | $68,650 | 8.23% | - |
| 2017 | $63,000 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $61,460 | 4.41% | - |
| 2015 | $58,750 | -6.96% | - |
| 2014 | $62,840 | -168.35% | - |
| 2012 | $168,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,580 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.