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Salary Slowdown

IFT’s 2024 research report reveals a slight decline in median salaries, an emerging emphasis on salary transparency, and evolving workplace demographics for U.S. science of food professionals.

By Mary Ellen Kuhn
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After surging by nearly 16% in the 2022 IFT Compensation and Career Path Report research, salaries have dipped slightly, according to a new IFT study. In the 2024 research report (surveys were conducted in late 2023), median compensation for U.S. science of food professionals was $107,300, down 2.5% from 2022’s $110,000 median.

With nationwide unemployment below 4%, the job market is still strong. For many science of food positions, however, salary growth has stabilized since the red-hot p…

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Mary Ellen Kuhn
Mary Ellen Kuhn is executive editor of Food Technology magazine ([email protected]).