The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Newark-Union 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 | $36,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food scientists and technologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,850 | -8.09% | 8.32% |
| 2016 | $77,660 | -0.33% | - |
| 2015 | $77,920 | 22.84% | - |
| 2014 | $60,120 | -20.14% | - |
| 2013 | $72,230 | 8.81% | - |
| 2012 | $65,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,850 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 7.3 percent (7.3%) 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 |