How much do Food Scientists and Technologists make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Food Scientists and Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $48,570 and the 90th percentile is $132,790. The difference is $84,220, which is 105.9% 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 $48,570 to the 75th at $112,920, covers $64,350.

The mean annual wage is $82,210, which sits above the median of $79,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $88,720 for Food Scientists and Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,336, which is 6.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Ohio median of $76,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Scientists and Technologists at $83,336 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Scientists and Technologists. Columbus, OH ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $90,210 and employment of 130. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,589, against $83,336 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 166 miles away, with a median of $105,420 and employment of 40. That median is 32.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,500, against $83,336 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 175 miles away, with a median of $69,970 and employment of 70. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,117, against $83,336 here.

Employment share

Food Scientists and Technologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (90 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.