The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food scientists and technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $55,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,000.
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 | $74,480 | -3.99% | 10.57% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | 12.24% | - |
| 2020 | $67,970 | 1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $66,790 | 11.74% | - |
| 2018 | $58,950 | -10.04% | - |
| 2017 | $64,870 | -5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $68,490 | -7.74% | - |
| 2015 | $73,790 | 8.69% | - |
| 2014 | $67,380 | 9.93% | - |
| 2013 | $60,690 | -9.75% | - |
| 2012 | $66,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,480, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $79,580). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland |