The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food scientists and technologists 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 | $60,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists 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 $134,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,310.
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 | $95,560 | 13.91% | 35.83% |
| 2021 | $82,270 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $81,510 | 14.38% | - |
| 2019 | $69,790 | -1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $70,860 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $69,640 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $67,550 | 4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $64,600 | -0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $64,950 | 0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $64,810 | 5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $61,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,560 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 30.3 percent (30.3%) 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 |