Food Science Salaries in the Spotlight
Earnings have been slow to rebound postrecession, but demand is strong for professionals with solid skill sets. IFT’s exclusive new research delivers the latest information on wages, benefits, and how food scientists and technologists feel about their jobs.
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The median salary of $90,000 for food science professionals was flat in 2015—exactly the same median IFT’s biennial salary survey showed for members in the United States* two years ago. But that doesn’t mean that the outlook for food scientists isn’t positive. For the 72% of 2015 survey respondents who reported receiving a pay raise within the past 12 months, the median increase was 3.4%. And those working in the science of food enjoy their jobs: 84% of respondents in th…
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