The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Vallejo-Fairfield, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 | $60,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Vallejo-Fairfield, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,020.
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 | $82,680 | -10.99% | 41.46% |
| 2020 | $91,770 | 19.06% | - |
| 2017 | $74,280 | -11.27% | - |
| 2016 | $82,650 | 8.63% | - |
| 2015 | $75,520 | -3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $78,030 | 37.72% | - |
| 2013 | $48,600 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $48,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,680 in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 Vallejo-Fairfield is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.