IFT Compensation Reports
IFT's reports feature comprehensive data on the compensation of professionals within food science and technology.
2024 IFT Compensation and Career Path Report
Get the credible, trustworthy information you need to power your career, all in one place.
Whether you’re negotiating a higher salary, seeking a new position, or exploring a new career path, IFT’s Compensation and Career Path Report provides the trusted, comprehensive, up-to-date information you need to move forward with confidence.
Key Features:
Exclusive Data: Comprehensive and easy-to-navigate information on compensation and career trends across various job titles and functions in the food industry, academia, government, and nonprofits.
Detailed Breakouts: Insights on salaries by geographic region, job function, gender, race, and more.
Real Insights: Data from an exclusive survey of 3,500 peers in the science of food community.
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Food Technology salary survey coverage
Job Satisfaction in the Science of Food is High but Hindered by Pain Points
IFT’s 2022 Compensation and Career Path Report breaks it down.
When Career Paths Get Bumpy: Black, Gay, and Female Professionals Share Their Stories
IFT Career Path Survey respondents offer candid commentary on the impact of race, sexual orientation, and gender on career progression.
Candid Career Conversations
A first-of-its-kind IFT research initiative asked food science professionals to reflect on their professional pathways—how they got to where they are today, what makes their jobs meaningful, and where they hope to be in the future.
Tackling Talent Acquisition
Managers seeking to fill a job opening in the current competitive environment need to remember that market conditions have changed over the past two years and traditional hiring approaches don’t necessarily apply. Recruiters have some advice.
Show Them the Money
Science of food salaries have surged, and the employment landscape has changed. IFT’s latest compensation research breaks it down: earnings, expectations, and aspirations.
Positive Trends for Science of Food Salaries
The 2019 IFT Employment and Salary Survey shows wage growth and high levels of job satisfaction across all generations in the workplace.
Earnings Grow, Wage Gap Shrinks
IFT’s biennial Employment and Salary Survey delivers the latest data on the food science profession: what people earn and how they feel about their jobs.
Women in Food Science Talk Compensation and Careers
A gender pay gap persists, but female food scientists are making strides in the profession. Here’s what some top achievers had to say about career development.
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.
Salaries Back on Track
With its exclusive and robust data, the 2013 IFT Employment & Salary Survey sheds new light on compensation, benefits, stress, and job satisfaction among food scientists.
