Food Science Technicians · SOC 19-4013
Food Science Technicians Salary in the Yakima Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Yakima, WA metro area
Figures describe the Yakima, WA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Yakima city limits.
Food Science Technicians in the Yakima, WA metro area earned a median of $47,590 per year ($22.88 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $40,760 at the 10th percentile to $64,790 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Food Science Technicians in the Yakima metro area earn more than $47,590 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,200 and $52,520.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $40,760 | $45,200 | $47,590 | $52,520 | $64,790 |
| Hourly | $19.60 | $21.73 | $22.88 | $25.25 | $31.15 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Yakima metro areathis metro area$47,590 median for Yakima metro area; middle half earns $45,200 to $52,520
- Washingtonstate (WA)$62,070 median for Washington; middle half earns $48,740 to $79,850
- United Statesnational$52,130 median for United States; middle half earns $46,020 to $63,270
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −23% vs Washington overall and −9% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Yakima metro area has the 64th-highest published median for this occupation among the 72 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for food science technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Yakima metro areathis page$47,590 median for Yakima metro area; middle half earns $45,200 to $52,520
- $79,850 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $62,070 to $79,850
- $48,550 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $45,630 to $49,040
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for food science technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Yakima Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.