Food Scientists and Technologists · SOC 19-1012
Food Scientists and Technologists Salary in the Michigan
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Michigan
Figures describe the state of Michigan as a whole.
Food Scientists and Technologists in the Michigan earned a median of $76,940 per year ($36.99 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $55,620 at the 10th percentile to $134,910 at the 90th. BLS estimates 430 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Food Scientists and Technologists in the Michigan earn more than $76,940 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,030 and $100,270.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $55,620 | $63,030 | $76,940 | $100,270 | $134,910 |
| Hourly | $26.74 | $30.30 | $36.99 | $48.21 | $64.86 |
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
- Michigan$76,940 median for Michigan; middle half earns $63,030 to $100,270
- United Statesnational$88,720 median for United States; middle half earns $68,810 to $116,650
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for food scientists and technologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Michiganthis page$76,940 median for Michigan; middle half earns $63,030 to $100,270
- $105,420 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $85,510 to $110,390
- $78,610 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $62,640 to $94,110
- $67,790 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $61,380 to $85,100
- $63,030 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $63,030 to $93,940
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.