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Highest Paying Industries for Food Scientists and Technologists

The top 49 highest paying industries for food scientists and technologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $89,930, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for food scientists and technologists. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $89,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of food scientists and technologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 49 Highest Paying Industries for Food Scientists and Technologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$89,930	$63,920	90
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$89,930	$63,920	90
3	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$82,210	$46,570	80
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$73,330	$40,440	280
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$73,330	$40,440	280
6	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$73,130	$42,920	2,090
7	Scientific Research and Development Services	$73,130	$42,920	2,090
8	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$72,340	$45,920	1,640
9	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$71,130	$41,350	100
10	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,610	$40,200	2,920
11	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$67,370	$39,090	190
12	Chemical Manufacturing	$67,150	$39,100	220
13	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$66,960	$42,310	240
14	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$66,890	$36,830	60
15	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$66,700	$33,590	50
16	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$65,390	$38,810	30
17	Wholesale Trade	$65,130	$36,510	380
18	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$63,790	$37,490	50
19	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$63,790	$37,490	50
20	Support Activities for Animal Production	$63,490	$38,060	30
21	Other Food Manufacturing	$62,070	$35,070	1,950
22	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$61,760	$35,010	200
23	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$61,410	$36,850	n/a
24	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$61,410	$36,850	n/a
25	Beverage Manufacturing	$61,170	$34,830	200
26	Health Care and Social Assistance	$60,330	$33,690	n/a
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$60,130	$35,810	290
28	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$59,850	$36,650	610
29	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$59,110	$40,120	370
30	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,250	$34,080	120
31	Manufacturing	$57,680	$32,940	7,400
32	Food Manufacturing	$57,230	$32,720	6,940
33	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$57,120	$31,390	770
34	Animal Food Manufacturing	$56,380	$28,520	400
35	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$56,320	$28,290	470
36	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$56,060	$33,370	50
37	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$54,790	$35,620	160
38	Retail Trade	$54,540	$33,580	130
39	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$54,180	$31,720	1,310
40	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$53,980	$35,270	1,120
41	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$53,690	$31,010	460
42	Nonstore Retailers	$53,550	$33,140	120
43	Testing Laboratories	$51,500	$30,530	420
44	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$51,270	$32,940	1,150
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,210	$34,360	930
46	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$49,640	$34,520	820
47	Educational Services	$49,550	$34,740	860
48	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$49,470	$34,460	800
49	Educational Services - State government owned	$49,470	$34,460	800