The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $61,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,290.
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 | $83,390 | 0.05% | 31.92% |
| 2021 | $83,350 | -9.48% | - |
| 2020 | $91,250 | -2.36% | - |
| 2019 | $93,400 | 6.05% | - |
| 2018 | $87,750 | 18.19% | - |
| 2017 | $71,790 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $70,810 | 11.21% | - |
| 2015 | $62,870 | 6.89% | - |
| 2014 | $58,540 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $58,060 | 2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $56,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,390, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $90,620). Compared with Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford |