The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Boise City-Nampa, Idaho is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Boise City-Nampa 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 | $39,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Boise City-Nampa, Idaho in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,110.
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 | $60,010 | -67.52% | -4.58% |
| 2021 | $100,530 | 37.63% | - |
| 2020 | $62,700 | 8.48% | - |
| 2019 | $57,380 | -8.24% | - |
| 2018 | $62,110 | -14.64% | - |
| 2017 | $71,200 | 11.85% | - |
| 2016 | $62,760 | 14.17% | - |
| 2015 | $53,870 | 22.24% | - |
| 2014 | $41,890 | -49.82% | - |
| 2012 | $62,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,010, Boise City-Nampa is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Idaho, following the highest paying city Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $69,580). Compared with Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Boise City-Nampa is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boise City-Nampa | |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area |