Food Science Technicians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 147 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Food Science Technicians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $104,600190
Fort Collins, CO $77,53050
Virginia Beach, VA-NC $76,69040
Jacksonville, FL $76,32040
Milwaukee, WI $73,03060
Houston, TX $65,22090

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      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $53,02060
      Arkansas $46,400160
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,71030
      South Arkansas $41,80040
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sacramento, CA $61,850190
      San Francisco, CA $60,780350
      Santa Cruz, CA $60,54040
      Merced, CA $58,880220
      Napa, CA $58,300200
      San Jose, CA $56,64080
      Santa Rosa, CA $51,450160
      Los Angeles, CA $51,250810
      California $50,9604,000
      San Luis Obispo, CA $50,630100
      Vallejo, CA $50,37060
      San Diego, CA $49,360160
      Modesto, CA $48,940210
      Visalia, CA $48,560260
      Stockton, CA $48,500180
      Oxnard, CA $48,20060
      Riverside, CA $48,130280
      Salinas, CA $47,90060
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $47,31040
      Hanford, CA $46,96070
      Chico, CA $45,59040
      Fresno, CA $45,060240
      Bakersfield, CA $43,33080
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $77,53050
      Colorado $59,450190
      Denver, CO $52,21050
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $48,580—
      Hartford, CT $48,580—
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $104,600190
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, FL $76,32040
      Miami, FL $48,14030
      Florida $46,980250
      Tampa, FL $46,93040
      Lakeland, FL $46,17040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $50,430220
      Georgia $41,840500
      Gainesville, GA $41,22080
      North Georgia $38,38080
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $54,80060
      Southeast Iowa $52,18030
      Northeast Iowa $51,65040
      Iowa $47,610400
      Des Moines, IA $45,760160
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,62030
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $47,23070
      Twin Falls, ID $45,960110
      Idaho $45,230320
      Southeast-Central Idaho $39,84080
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $64,760320
      Illinois $63,730390
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $48,060430
      Indianapolis, IN $38,330220
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $35,81060
      Kansas $35,71030
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,71050
      Kentucky $52,410160
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $62,59090
      Massachusetts $57,400130
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $52,500—
      Maryland $51,690270
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Rapids, MI $53,96060
      Michigan $53,480130
      Southern Michigan $52,13060
      Lansing, MI $48,04040
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $60,240130
      Rochester, MN $51,33030
      Southwest Minnesota $50,71040
      Southeast Minnesota $50,48080
      Minnesota $50,380340
      Northwest Minnesota $46,86040
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $62,340230
      Missouri $55,830310
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $64,60030
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central North Carolina $44,72030
      North Carolina $44,720110
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $48,96040
      Nebraska $46,450180
      Omaha, NE-IA $40,38080
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $52,390610
      Vineland, NJ $47,51040
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $43,99090
      New Mexico $43,990120
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $59,44040
      Las Vegas, NV $58,85060
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $64,83030
      New York, NY-NJ $57,790710
      Buffalo, NY $53,36090
      New York $52,530750
      Rochester, NY $52,07090
      Central East New York $50,73030
      Southwest New York $50,51060
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $60,67070
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,580140
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,78040
      Ohio $46,830360
      West Northwestern Ohio $45,42030
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coast Oregon $53,73040
      Portland, OR-WA $50,540240
      Oregon $48,840570
      Eugene, OR $48,46060
      Eastern Oregon $47,55070
      Salem, OR $39,100100
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $63,39050
      Scranton, PA $54,57050
      Central Pennsylvania $53,20060
      Lancaster, PA $52,54050
      Pennsylvania $49,050580
      Harrisburg, PA $48,71050
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,870280
      Pittsburgh, PA $46,32030
      York, PA $44,72040
      Lebanon, PA $42,16050
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $34,32050
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $44,900170
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $39,30050
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $46,18070
      South Dakota $46,000100
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $52,71090
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $65,22090
      Northwestern Region of Texas $48,670100
      Austin, TX $48,47040
      Dallas, TX $47,940370
      Texas $46,170970
      San Antonio, TX $45,04070
      North Region of Texas $43,34060
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $57,89040
      Utah $48,79090
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $76,69040
      Virginia $59,110240
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $49,97040
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $49,78080
      Eastern Washington $48,79050
      Kennewick, WA $48,55090
      Yakima, WA $48,03060
      Washington $47,420340
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $73,03060
      Green Bay, WI $50,90040
      Madison, WI $50,71060
      Wisconsin $50,080550
      South Central Wisconsin $50,040130
      Appleton, WI $48,83030
      Western Wisconsin $48,72040
      La Crosse, WI-MN $48,44070