Senior Food Scientist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Fort Worth, Irving, Garland, Carrollton.

Also listed as: Food Technologist

Median salary$103,300

Middle 50%$98.5k–$116.3k

vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $98,000

Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k$275k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,262 and $905,840.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$96,262
25th	$98,549
50th (median)	$103,300
75th	$116,250
90th	$238,400

Cost of living

Dallas's median senior Food Scientist salary of $103,300 is worth about $100,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Food Scientists and Technologists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $93,670 in May 2025 (410 employed). The H-1B median here is $103,300, 10% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
PepsiCo	too few	3
International Flavors & Fragrances	too few	2
Provita Supplements	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	too few	4
Senior · Level III	$103,300	10
Expert · Level IV	too few	2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Senior · Level III	$96,262	$103,300	10

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.