Mid-level Food Scientist salary in New York, NY

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Hanover, Somerset, New Jersey, Valhalla, North Brunswick Township.

Also listed as: Food Technologist

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$89k–$95k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $103,417
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,632 and $153,050.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,632
25th$88,962
50th (median)$90,000
75th$95,000
90th$107,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $60,289 (14 filings) FY2021: median $69,472 (34 filings) FY2022: median $78,520 (14 filings) FY2025: median $90,244 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 34
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$60,289$60,278$64,35014
FY2021$69,472$64,000$70,00034
FY2022$78,520$69,479$88,75014
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––9
FY2025$90,244$86,653$107,00013
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Food Scientist salary of $90,000 is worth about $80,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Food Scientists and Technologists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $104,200 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 14% lower.

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

EmployerMedianFilings
Chobanitoo few3
International Flavors & Fragrancestoo few3
Cephamtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,692 18
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 21
Senior · Level III $110,944 28
Expert · Level IV $126,086 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$69,909$72,69218
Mid-level · Level II$88,962$90,00021
Senior · Level III$103,334$110,94428
Expert · Level IV$123,802$126,08614

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.