The annual salary statistics of food science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $36,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food science technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,420 | 28.89% | 28.89% |
| 2021 | $39,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,420 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for food science technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of food science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| El Paso | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Sherman-Denison | |
| Lubbock | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |