How much do Food Scientists and Technologists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Food Scientists and Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $82,520 and the 90th percentile is $159,570. The difference is $77,050, which is 77.9% 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 $85,450 to the 75th at $128,990, covers $43,540.

The mean annual wage is $110,580, which sits above the median of $98,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 11.5% higher than the national median of $88,720 for Food Scientists and Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,570, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the California median of $93,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Scientists and Technologists at $85,570 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Scientists and Technologists. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $80,320 and employment of 80. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,361, against $85,570 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $90,040 and employment of 60. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,680, against $85,570 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $85,610 and employment of 90. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,427, against $85,570 here.

Employment share

Food Scientists and Technologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (380 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.91 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.