The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $46,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,490.
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 | $71,370 | -3.78% | 0.70% |
| 2016 | $74,070 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $73,790 | 1.76% | - |
| 2014 | $72,490 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $72,370 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $70,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,370 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for food scientists and technologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland |