Food Science Technicians Salary in the US
A food science technicians earns a national median of $52,130 a year (mean $56,660) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #514 of 825.
How much does a food science technicians earn in the US?
A food science technicians in the United States earns a median of $52,130 a year (mean $56,660), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 14,600 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4013), ranked #514 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$52,130
per year
Mean
$56,660
per year
Employment
14,600
US workers
National rank
#514
of 825 by median
What a food science technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a food science technicians (SOC 19-4013) earns a median annual wage of $52,130 and a mean (average) of $56,660. The median is the midpoint — half of food science technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a food science technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for food science technicians is $52,130, and the mean (average) is $56,660. The median is the midpoint — half of food science technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does food science technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $52,130, a food science technicians earns 2% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many food science technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 14,600 food science technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-4013), across all industries.
- Where does this food science technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4013. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries