How much do Food Science Technicians make in Visalia, CA?

Percentile spread

For Food Science Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,710 and the 90th percentile is $67,370. The difference is $30,660, which is 62.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,120 to the 75th at $60,940, covers $22,820.

The mean annual wage is $51,310, which sits above the median of $49,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $52,130 for Food Science Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,356, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% lower than the California median of $54,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Science Technicians at $49,356 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Science Technicians. Visalia, CA ranks 10th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $46,710 and employment of 60. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,969, against $49,356 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $48,100 and employment of 90. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,678, against $49,356 here.
• Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $46,350 and employment of 250. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,371, against $49,356 here.

Employment share

Food Science Technicians accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (220 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,600 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.