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Highest-paying States for Food Scientists and Technologists

The highest-paying states 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 of food scientists and technologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,510, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for food scientists and technologists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $97,270). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of food scientists and technologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Food Scientists and Technologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$101,510	$68,030	50
2	New Jersey	$97,270	$62,350	1,090
3	Pennsylvania	$93,850	$58,400	520
4	New York	$93,430	$60,500	930
5	New Hampshire	$92,340	$57,680	50
6	Missouri	$92,110	$45,070	240
7	Connecticut	$88,160	$71,920	40
8	Texas	$85,080	$49,860	1,050
9	Maryland	$84,110	$50,020	220
10	California	$83,490	$54,590	3,020
11	Illinois	$83,310	$58,900	710
12	Arkansas	$82,490	$31,420	240
13	Massachusetts	$81,700	$50,290	130
14	Minnesota	$81,110	$57,510	740
15	Wisconsin	$80,870	$58,860	550
16	Oklahoma	$80,210	$39,570	30
17	Nebraska	$79,700	$50,370	270
18	Indiana	$79,250	$44,220	340
19	Vermont	$78,940	$52,820	30
20	Washington	$78,860	$50,160	150
21	Colorado	$77,640	$49,680	270
22	Ohio	$77,550	$48,370	330
23	South Carolina	$76,840	$30,990	50
24	Kentucky	$76,140	$59,930	220
25	Oregon	$74,820	$57,730	340
26	Louisiana	$73,280	$43,680	40
27	Rhode Island	$72,820	$67,060	40
28	Kansas	$70,400	$40,680	290
29	Michigan	$66,970	$40,780	380
30	Iowa	$66,600	$50,440	260
31	Arizona	$66,400	$40,750	30
32	Florida	$66,260	$39,680	300
33	South Dakota	$65,190	$44,880	90
34	Virginia	$64,330	$43,410	40
35	Mississippi	$64,300	$21,250	100
36	Utah	$61,730	$40,990	160
37	Tennessee	$60,040	$41,140	40
38	Georgia	$56,090	$30,330	540
39	Nevada	$52,910	$30,920	0
40	Maine	$52,070	$42,610	40
41	Montana	$51,490	$39,330	30
42	New Mexico	$51,400	$38,310	50
43	North Carolina	$49,290	$37,010	360
44	Idaho	$48,340	$39,540	200
45	Alabama	$45,850	$37,060	50
46	North Dakota	$44,700	$33,980	40
47	Puerto Rico	$37,980	$23,120	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of food scientists and technologists in those states is not available at this time.