The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in Lancaster 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 | $62,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,630.
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 | $86,390 | 6.77% | 32.36% |
| 2021 | $80,540 | 7.55% | - |
| 2020 | $74,460 | -2.03% | - |
| 2019 | $75,970 | 5.12% | - |
| 2018 | $72,080 | 21.34% | - |
| 2017 | $56,700 | -3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $58,430 | 0.70% | - |
| 2015 | $58,020 | -2.76% | - |
| 2014 | $59,620 | 2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $58,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,390 in Lancaster is in the middle of salary range for food scientists and technologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Lancaster is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Reading | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |