Visa Wage Index

Food Scientists and Technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Employers filed 12 applications covering 30 positions for this role here, at a median of $93,500 a year. 12 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Food Scientists and Technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$61,672
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$78,853
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$96,034
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$113,214

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
David Oppenheimer & Company I, LLC Level I 422 $61,672
Acme-Hardesty LLC Level IV 11 $116,611
AM FRESH North America, Inc. Level I 11 $73,000
Barry Callebaut USA LLC Level II 11 $93,500
Bonduelle USA, Inc. Level IV 11 $135,000
Clemens Food Group Level I 11 $93,000
JBS SOUDERTON INC Level II 11 $100,000
Ready Pac Foods Inc. Level IV 11 $135,000
VADILAL INDUSTRIES(USA), INC. Level II 11 $83,720

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.