The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in 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 | $38,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in 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 $95,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,220.
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 | $60,010 | 12.41% | 3.60% |
| 2016 | $52,560 | 7.63% | - |
| 2015 | $48,550 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $47,910 | -10.27% | - |
| 2013 | $52,830 | -9.50% | - |
| 2012 | $57,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,010 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for food scientists and technologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Fort Worth-Arlington is 40.7 percent (40.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |