The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $67,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $151,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $151,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,080.
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 | $97,440 | 2.95% | 29.86% |
| 2021 | $94,570 | 15.10% | - |
| 2020 | $80,290 | 6.08% | - |
| 2019 | $75,410 | 4.84% | - |
| 2018 | $71,760 | 0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $71,240 | -0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $71,520 | -1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $72,820 | 6.28% | - |
| 2014 | $68,250 | -3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $70,320 | 2.82% | - |
| 2012 | $68,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,440, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $80,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |