The annual salary statistics of food science technicians in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food science technicians in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $23,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food science technicians in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,460.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,250, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is the lowest paying city for food science technicians in state of Texas, following city of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $66,690). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of food science technicians in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is about 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
| 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 |