The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food scientists and technologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $63,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,170.
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 | $101,280 | 26.70% | 51.20% |
| 2018 | $74,240 | 4.61% | - |
| 2017 | $70,820 | 0.27% | - |
| 2016 | $70,630 | 9.66% | - |
| 2014 | $63,810 | 15.73% | - |
| 2013 | $53,770 | 8.09% | - |
| 2012 | $49,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,280, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $92,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area |