Food Science Technicians Salary — Virginia Beach, Virginia

The average Food Science Technicians in Virginia Beach, Virginia earns $70,550 a year.

$70,550 / year, mean
↑ 23.4% above national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Virginia Beach sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for food science technicians. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.9%
Cost of living 98 #75 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $373,678 #65 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,533 #48 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Virginia Beach ranks #75 for cost of living and #65 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Jacksonville $77,640 Louisville $76,400 Seattle $72,940 Chicago $71,440 Virginia Beach $70,550 Sacramento $66,920 San Jose $63,420 San Francisco $63,340 Napa $63,120 Vallejo $61,670 Baltimore $61,370 New York $60,990 Santa Rosa $60,720 Grand Rapids $59,310 Houston $59,210 Buffalo $57,990 Lakeland $57,000 Los Angeles $56,900 San Luis Obispo $56,530 Rochester $56,520 Merced $56,410 Modesto $55,930 Stockton $55,700 Salinas $55,600 Chico $55,280 Riverside $54,930 Miami $54,580 Tampa $54,350 Portland $54,110 Oxnard $53,870 San Diego $53,800 Allentown $52,560 Eugene $52,360 Lancaster $52,260 Vineland $51,990 Scranton $51,950 Philadelphia $51,660 Yakima $51,580 Visalia $51,310 Dallas $51,300 Bakersfield $50,830 Hanford $50,830 Harrisburg $50,500 Fresno $50,390 Kennewick $49,750 Lansing $48,360 Salem $47,400 Pittsburgh $47,240 Indianapolis $47,130 York $44,600
CityMean salaryvs. Virginia Beach
Allentown, Pennsylvania$52,560-25.5%
Bakersfield, California$50,830-28.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$61,370-13.0%
Buffalo, New York$57,990-17.8%
Chicago, Illinois$71,440+1.3%
Chico, California$55,280-21.6%
Dallas, Texas$51,300-27.3%
Eugene, Oregon$52,360-25.8%
Fresno, California$50,390-28.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$59,310-15.9%
Hanford, California$50,830-28.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$50,500-28.4%
Houston, Texas$59,210-16.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$47,130-33.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$77,640+10.0%
Kennewick, Washington$49,750-29.5%
Lakeland, Florida$57,000-19.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$52,260-25.9%
Lansing, Michigan$48,360-31.5%
Los Angeles, California$56,900-19.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$76,400+8.3%
Merced, California$56,410-20.0%
Miami, Florida$54,580-22.6%
Modesto, California$55,930-20.7%
Napa, California$63,120-10.5%
New York, New York$60,990-13.6%
Oxnard, California$53,870-23.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$51,660-26.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$47,240-33.0%
Portland, Oregon$54,110-23.3%
Riverside, California$54,930-22.1%
Rochester, New York$56,520-19.9%
Sacramento, California$66,920-5.1%
Salem, Oregon$47,400-32.8%
Salinas, California$55,600-21.2%
San Diego, California$53,800-23.7%
San Francisco, California$63,340-10.2%
San Jose, California$63,420-10.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$56,530-19.9%
Santa Rosa, California$60,720-13.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$51,950-26.4%
Seattle, Washington$72,940+3.4%
Stockton, California$55,700-21.0%
Tampa, Florida$54,350-23.0%
Vallejo, California$61,670-12.6%
Vineland, New Jersey$51,990-26.3%
Visalia, California$51,310-27.3%
Yakima, Washington$51,580-26.9%
York, Pennsylvania$44,600-36.8%
Gross salary
70,550/yr
Estimated take-home
55,219/yr
Est. total withheld
21.7%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-4013 SOC code
Official area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
ChesapeakeNorfolk
Multi-state area: VA;NC
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
1,782,590