The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food scientists and technologists in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $49,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,600.
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 | $81,400 | 3.35% | 34.05% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | -8.89% | - |
| 2020 | $85,660 | 25.67% | - |
| 2018 | $63,670 | 19.43% | - |
| 2017 | $51,300 | -7.27% | - |
| 2016 | $55,030 | 10.39% | - |
| 2015 | $49,310 | -7.38% | - |
| 2014 | $52,950 | 6.19% | - |
| 2013 | $49,670 | -8.07% | - |
| 2012 | $53,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,400 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.