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Food Scientist and Technologist Salary and Wage Information
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10% (Low) |
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50% (Median) |
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90% (High) |
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Hourly Wage |
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$14.24 |
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$25.87 |
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$46.80 |
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Annual Wage |
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$29,600 |
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$53,800 |
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$97,400 |
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- "10% (Low)" indicates that 10% of workers earned less and 90% earned more.
- "50% (Median)" indicates that 50% of workers earned less and 50% earned more.
- "90% (High)" indicates that 90% of workers earned less and 10% earned more.
- "N/A" indicates that data is not available
* The annual salary and wage data presented above represents U.S. based workers with full-time employment and year-round schedules.
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Food Scientists and Technologists use microbiology, chemistry, engineering, and other sciences to study foods: determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food or food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe and palatable; and they determine best ways to process, package/store/preserve, and distribute food.
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