Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Food Technologist
Occupation profile for Food Technologist covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $75,000
- Total filings
- 15
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $75,000–$83,250
- Top employer
- EFCO Products, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $72,259 | $68,630 | $74,867 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $78,000 | $65,000 | $81,607 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $83,250 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- EFCO Products, Inc.2 filings
- Wonton Food Inc.2 filings
- ESU FARM LLC1 filings
- Flavor & Fragrance Specialties Inc (Lucta company)1 filings
- Iya foods Inc.1 filings
- JAIN FARM FRESH FOODS INC1 filings
- Kenny's Candy & Confections, Inc.1 filings
- Kitchen 51 Ventures, Inc.1 filings
- Mercurius Automation LLC1 filings
- Poppies Bakeries LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Poughkeepsie2 filings
- Lodi2 filings
- Merced1 filings
- San Mateo1 filings
- Naperville1 filings
- Somerville1 filings
- Perham1 filings
- Battleboro1 filings
- Englewood1 filings
- Mahwah1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1012 | $71,074 | $90,542 | $109,990 | $129,459 |
| 2026-27 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 28880 | 19-1012 | $70,034 | $89,440 | $108,826 | $128,232 |
| 2026-27 | Madison, WIArea 31540 | 19-1012 | $54,766 | $66,768 | $78,790 | $90,792 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1012 | $81,016 | $100,506 | $120,016 | $139,506 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1012 | $69,722 | $88,795 | $107,890 | $126,963 |
| 2026-27 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 2700001 | 19-1012 | $71,989 | $89,336 | $106,662 | $124,010 |
| 2026-27 | Merced, CAArea 32900 | 19-1012 | $71,074 | $86,466 | $101,837 | $117,229 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 19-1012 | $66,040 | $75,379 | $84,739 | $94,078 |
| 2026-27 | Rocky Mount, NCArea 40580 | 19-1012 | $57,221 | $69,930 | $82,618 | $95,326 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1012 | $82,243 | $96,346 | $110,448 | $124,550 |