Salary SurveysIFT has conducted surveys of salaries and employment status among its U.S. members periodically over the past four decades.

IFT Salary Surveys are available to IFT Members and Food Technology subscribers.

2009 Salary Survey
Despite the recessionary climate, the median salary for food scientists polled by IFT increased by 4.4% over the past two years.
Published date: February 2010

2007 Salary Survey
The median salary for IFT members rose 7.7% to $84,000 over the past two years, but salaries for women continue to lag behind those for men.
Published date: February 2008

2005 Salary Survey  
Between 2003 and 2005, median salaries rose 6.6% to $78,000, and female membership increased to 46% of the total membership.
Published date: February 2006

2003 Salary Survey  
This IFT Membership Employment & Salary Survey, published in February 2004, shows that median salaries for IFT members continued to increase, reaching $73,150, a 12.5% increase from the $65,000 in 1999.  Membership demographics  and employment status remain essentially unchanged.
Published date: February 2004

2001 Salary Survey  
Recent food science graduates received a median starting salary of $45,000. That was one of the findings of an exclusive survey conducted by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Published date: March 2001