Visa Wage Index

Food Scientists and Technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 23 applications covering 23 positions for this role here, at a median of $114,982 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Food Scientists and Technologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 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$79,560
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$94,869
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$110,157
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$125,466

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Cross Cultured Foods PBC Level III 33 $114,982
Hormel Foods Corporate Services, LLC Level III 22 $110,157
Wild Type, Inc. Level II 22 $95,000
AEMTEK, INC. Level II 11 $100,000
THE EVERY COMPANY Level IV 11 $153,311
Impossible Foods Inc. Level III 11 $110,157
Kitchen 51 Ventures, Inc. Level I 11 $125,466
MPL Brands NV, INC Level I 11 $79,560
Peter H. Mattson & Co., Inc. Level III 11 $110,157
Premier Nutrition Company, LLC Level IV 11 $151,470
Ripple Foods, PBC Level III 11 $120,000
Shaw Bakers, LLC Level IV 11 $140,000
TheNotCompany, Inc. Level IV 11 $125,466
Impossible Foods Inc. Level IV 22 $120,827
Wild Type, Inc. Level II 11 $110,000
Impossible Foods Inc. Level III 11 $104,270
Codexis, Inc. Level I 11 $94,993
Impossible Foods Inc. Level IV 11 $119,766

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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.