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Food Scientists and Technologists visa sponsorship salary

Across 474 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 19-1012, the median wage for Food Scientists and Technologists is $86,632. The middle half falls between $70,886 and $110,000; the top decile begins at $138,550.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Food Scientist, Quality Assurance Supervisor, Researcher 1 and others.

Median
$86,632
25th pct
$70,886
75th pct
$110,000
90th pct
$138,550
Filings
474

Who sponsors Food Scientists and Technologists

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Food Scientists and Technologists, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.13$96,262$103,334$149,100
Archer Daniels Midland Company11$77,500$85,000$120,000
Nestle R&d Center, INC8$78,777$93,682$112,500
MSI Express, Inc.8$68,750$70,000$75,345
Kerry INC.7$93,950$97,000$136,068
Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.7$72,500$76,024$92,863
David Oppenheimer & Company I, LLC7$61,735$61,797$62,575
Impossible Foods Inc.6$112,559$120,297$120,827
Tate & Lyle Solutions USA, LLC6$84,420$89,206$94,699
TheNotCompany, Inc.5$104,270$105,643$120,827
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC5$90,000$96,075$97,000
Lactalis Cheese and Dairy Holding INC.5$86,614$95,545$102,107
Flying Food Group, LLC5$76,731$76,898$79,955
University of Florida5$51,000$62,005$69,909
Texas A&m Agrilife Research5$50,000$50,000$50,000
Intercontinental Great Brands LLC4$101,767$108,748$115,063
Darigold, Inc.4$96,250$107,198$118,546
PepsiCo, Inc.4$103,300$103,317$103,751
Kalsec, Inc.4$96,000$96,000$96,000
University of Wisconsin System4$82,500$92,365$94,730
General Mills, Inc.4$84,906$84,906$85,629
Cornell University4$69,946$72,925$73,819
University of Connecticut4$61,568$61,573$61,578
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska4$50,914$53,816$64,000
Starbucks Coffee Company3$146,018$163,492$167,746
Daily Harvest LLC3$115,047$117,000$117,000
Pepsi-cola Technical Operations, INC.3$86,905$103,900$104,700
Danisco USA Inc.3$91,832$91,832$91,832
HP Hood LLC3$87,000$87,000$113,500
Schwan's Shared Services, LLC3$84,760$84,760$88,057
Lactalis American Group, INC.3$76,222$78,000$86,500
EFCO Products, Inc.3$75,446$76,000$78,804
Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.3$75,539$75,539$75,539
University of California, Davis3$67,518$72,000$73,050
Fresh Ideas, Inc.3$70,886$70,886$70,886
The Ohio State University3$54,237$61,008$71,643
Divine Flavor, LLC3$47,000$47,000$47,000
Provita Supplements, Inc.2$318,500$539,000$759,500
CookUnity Inc2$219,960$219,960$219,960
Steven-robert Originals, LLC2$150,000$150,000$150,000
Premier Nutrition Company, LLC2$142,857$145,238$147,619
Eurofins DiscoverX Products LLC2$131,600$137,733$143,867
Talking Rain Beverage Company, Inc.2$125,083$134,354$143,624
Kellogg Business Services Company LLC2$131,797$131,797$131,797
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America2$130,000$130,000$130,000
Research Diets, Inc.2$124,000$124,000$124,000
Cepham, Inc.2$104,349$122,066$139,783
Climax Foods, Inc.2$110,000$120,000$129,999
Frito-lay, INC.2$115,400$118,900$122,400
Assemblers, Inc.2$108,674$108,674$108,675
Chobani, LLC2$101,250$107,500$113,750
The J.M. Smucker Company2$93,750$107,500$121,250
IVIEW Therapeutics Inc.2$103,500$103,500$103,500
Flowers Bakeries LLC2$91,255$99,510$107,765
Agropur Inc.2$90,106$94,937$99,769
Midwest Yogurt, Inc.2$90,487$94,361$98,234
Schreiber Foods, Inc.2$89,533$91,360$93,187
Ruprecht Company2$83,156$91,313$99,469
Kraft Heinz Foods Company2$90,000$90,000$90,000
Rajbhog Foods (NJ) Inc.2$88,920$89,440$89,960

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Food Scientists and Technologists filings and median wage by state
StateFilingsMedian
California74$99,920
Illinois53$87,840
New Jersey40$103,417
New York40$86,632
Texas26$83,380
Wisconsin22$93,815
Ohio20$90,000
Minnesota18$85,760
Washington17$115,813
Georgia13$90,480
Pennsylvania12$80,500
Missouri11$87,700
Florida10$72,455
Massachusetts9$87,000
Idaho9$71,760

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 19-1012
Job titleFilingsMedian
Food Scientist20$81,860
Quality Assurance Supervisor14$84,131
Researcher 17$52,541
Quality Supervisor7$70,000
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager7$100,000
Food Technologist6$71,500
Product Development Scientist5$63,149
Quality Controller5$61,797
R&d Specialist4$88,442
Director, Research and Development4$163,368
Senior Flavorist4$126,217
Chemist III3$77,962
Quality Assurance Technologist3$70,886
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager3$130,000
Sr. Specialist Product Safety3$94,360
R&d Sr. Scientist3$107,486
Sr. Specialist Product Development3$118,984
R&d Chef3$60,840
Applications & Development Scientist3$77,584
Dairy Ingredients Technologist3$75,539
Associate Food Scientist2$73,750
Food Scientists and Technologists2$71,000
Senior R&d Researcher2$88,057
Post Doctoral Researcher (behavioral Health & Nutrition)2$53,808
Food Science Fellow2$61,755
Principal Scientist I Culinary2$91,832
Muscle Food Safety Specialist2$84,500
Flavorist2$133,863
Quality Control Lead2$103,000
Senior Food Scientist2$114,442
Product Development Manager III2$108,722
Innovation Manager2$147,500
Food Safety and Qa Supervisor2$75,254
Manager, Culinary R & D2$117,000
Project Manager and Scientist2$124,000
Food Safety and Quality Scientist2$79,088
Process Scientist2$79,403
Director, Creation - Culinary “ Na2$149,100
Menu Research and Development Specialist2$73,524
R&d Associate Principal Scientist2$103,600
Senior Director of Quality & Food Safety2$150,000
Tomato Ketchup Master2$90,000
Associate Product Development Scientist2$87,000
Lead Scientist I - Hops2$96,000
Qa & Food Safety Specialist2$67,000
Assistant Winemaker2$71,583
Senior Seasoning Flavorist, Frito Snacks2$96,262
Food Scientist II2$93,316
Scientist Ii, R&d2$107,000
Senior Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance2$219,960
Px Researcher II2$88,962
Manager, Documentation & Commercialization2$130,000
Senior Manager, Product Development, Meat Alternative1$120,827
Sr. Manager of Manufacturing Technical Service1$148,201
R&d Product Developer1$79,789
Fruit Inspection Technician1$55,000
Fsq Auditor and Training Manager1$79,955
Food Safety Quality Supervisor1$68,786
Flavor Scientist1$165,000
Senior Product Safety & Quality Analyst1$75,599

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SOC 19-1012 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.