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Food Science Technician Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of food science technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food science technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Science Technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,070
25th Percentile Wage
$40,010
50th Percentile Wage
$47,720
75th Percentile Wage
$48,110
90th Percentile Wage
$56,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food science technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,070.

Table 2. Compare Food Science Technician Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,720 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for food science technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food science technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is .8 percent (.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lebanon.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Reading
$48,090
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$48,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$47,720
Lancaster
$47,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,050
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,880
Pittsburgh
$43,620
York-Hanover
$42,580
Lebanon
$39,830

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