The annual salary statistics of food scientists and technologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food scientists and technologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $61,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food scientists and technologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $144,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,990.
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 | $86,310 | 4.26% | 14.58% |
| 2021 | $82,630 | 6.73% | - |
| 2020 | $77,070 | -11.29% | - |
| 2019 | $85,770 | 0.36% | - |
| 2018 | $85,460 | -5.22% | - |
| 2017 | $89,920 | 10.99% | - |
| 2016 | $80,040 | 5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $75,440 | 8.70% | - |
| 2014 | $68,880 | -0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $68,900 | -7.01% | - |
| 2012 | $73,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,310, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for food scientists and technologists in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $91,460). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of food scientists and technologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower.
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