The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of agricultural and food science technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $50,830 | 13.24% | 21.62% |
| 2017 | $44,100 | 14.29% | - |
| 2015 | $37,800 | -12.59% | - |
| 2014 | $42,560 | 0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $42,440 | 6.13% | - |
| 2012 | $39,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,830, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $60,780). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| Lebanon | |
| State College |