Food Scientist, H-1B salary
What 274 H-1B filings report for “Food Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Food Scientist?
$69k median H-1B base salary for a Food Scientist, typically $48k to $100k, across 274 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $71k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California82$71k+$2k
- 2New York35$70k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $69kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Food Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Food Scientist roles are Wonton Food, Jeneil Biotech, and Purilum, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Food Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Wonton Food8 filings$65k
- 2Jeneil Biotech7 filings$67k
- 3Purilum7 filings$100k
- 4Rfi6 filings$86k
- 5Talking Rain6 filings$79k
- 6EFCO Products6 filings$87k
- 7North Dakota State University5 filings$56k
- 8Harmoni International Spice5 filings$62k
- 9Jbs Prepared Foods5 filings$68k
- 10McCain Foods4 filings$80k
- 11SPF Consulting Duluth LLC4 filings$54k
- 12Ito4 filings$48k
- 13Schwan's Shared Services4 filings$80k
- 14Citroil Enterprises4 filings$64k
- 15Darioush Khaledi Winery, LLC4 filings$63k
- 16Vital Pharmaceuticals4 filings$67k
- 17American Jerky Company, LLC3 filings$68k
- 18Chemtex Environmental Laboratory3 filings$57k
- 19Hampton Creek3 filings$90k
- 20Lisadan LLC3 filings$61k
- 21Pathogen Systems3 filings$60k
- 22Pulmuone Foods3 filings$85k
- 23Think Fools LLC3 filings$51k
- 24Vadilal Industries3 filings$84k
- 25Bunbao.Com3 filings$78k
- 26Idyllic Enterprises3 filings$52k
- 27SharkNinja3 filings$80k
- 28The Wonderful Company3 filings$90k
- 29Draco Natural Products3 filings$71k
- 30Glanbia3 filings$57k
- 31Calabro Cheese Corporation2 filings$57k
- 32CD Biosciences2 filings$77k
- 33Chefus2 filings$77k
- 34DMN Market Place LLC2 filings$64k
- 35David Mosner Inc.2 filings$81k
- 36Eco Food Pak USA Inc.2 filings$80k
- 37Gold's Pure Foods2 filings$75k
- 38Hooray Foods, Inc.2 filings$110k
- 39Just2 filings$108k
- 40Links Product Development Group LLC2 filings$89k
- 41Longstar International2 filings$45k
- 42New Jersey Laboratories2 filings$62k
- 43OSI Group2 filings$58k
- 44Olubunmi Simpeh2 filings$53k
- 45Reed Food Technology2 filings$55k
- 46Ripple Foods, PBC2 filings$112k
- 47Sovereign Trade, Inc.2 filings$140k
- 48Spero Foods, Inc.2 filings$93k
- 49Terramino Inc. (dba Prime Roots)2 filings$76k
- 50The National Food Lab, Inc.2 filings$60k
Related titles in this family
567 filings carry “Food Scientist” in the title, across 124 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Food Scientist31 filings$93k
- 2Associate Food Scientist21 filings$59k
- 3R&d Food Scientist15 filings$81k
- 4Food Scientist, Quality Assurance13 filings$72k
- 5Food Scientist II11 filings$84k
- 6Food Scientist Manager8 filings$67k
- 7Food Scientists and Technologists8 filings$64k
- 8Associate Principal Food Scientist5 filings$108k
- 9Enologist (Food Scientist/Technologist)5 filings$63k
- 10Food Scientist and Technologist5 filings$72k
- 11Food Scientist, Quality Assurance Specialist5 filings$69k
- 12Agricultural/Food Scientist II4 filings$56k
Figures are for the exact title “Food Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.