The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $36,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,100.
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 | $66,260 | 6.26% | 18.76% |
| 2021 | $62,110 | 20.72% | - |
| 2020 | $49,240 | -92.36% | - |
| 2019 | $94,720 | 43.17% | - |
| 2016 | $53,830 | -21.40% | - |
| 2015 | $65,350 | 17.63% | - |
| 2012 | $53,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,260 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for food scientists and technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven |