Food safety salary: $77K median
The median advertised Food safety salary is $77K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $70K to $92K: counted from 79 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $37 an hour or $6,417 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $150K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Food safety jobs
$77Kmedian advertised salary
$70K – $92Kmiddle half of roles
$94Kaverage advertised salary
79roles counted
Food safety salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $78K | 24 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $77K | 78 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Kinder's | $228K | 6 |
| SpaceX | $108K | 3 |
| CookUnity | $93K | 7 |
| sweetgreen | $72K | 54 |
Highest-paying open Food safety roles
All Food safety jobs- Vice President, Packaging Sourcing & ProcurementKinder's · 🇺🇸Walnut Creek, CA$275K - $300KLead and abovePerformance managementProcurementFood safety
- Sr. Director, Sourcing (Protein)Kinder's · 🇺🇸Walnut Creek, CA$225K - $260KLead and aboveProcurementDemand planningFood safety
- Senior Director, Facilities and AutomationRent the Runway · 🇺🇸Arlington, TX; Secaucus, NJ$215K - $235KLead and aboveSQLLookerPower BI
- Senior Construction ManagerCookUnity · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$140K - $175KRemoteSeniorPMPMS ProjectContract negotiation
- Associate Director, Kitchen Operations - West CoastAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KLead and aboveComputer VisionPerformance managementRegulatory compliance
- Senior Engineer, Warehouse Automation and ControlsRent the Runway · 🇺🇸Arlington, TX; Secaucus, NJ$140K - $160KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Executive ChefCookUnity · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$125K - $150KRegulatory complianceFood safety
- Senior Food Safety Managersweetgreen · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Remote$110K - $147KRemoteSeniorCFDFood safetyRoot cause analysis
- Supervisor, HospitalitySpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$90K - $130KInventory managementFood safetyCustomer service
- Director of Nutrition ServicesEating Recovery Center · Aspen Remote$120K - $130KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceFood safetyPatient care
- Hospitality Supervisor (Restaurants)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$90K - $125KInventory managementFood safetyCustomer service
- Restaurant Managersweetgreen · 🇺🇸New York, NY$85K - $105KFood safety
- Scientist, Taste ModulationImbibe · 🇺🇸Niles, IL$82K - $100KFood safety
- Account ExecutiveHUNGRY Marketplace · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$75K - $95KGoFood safetyCRM
- Account ExecutiveHUNGRY Marketplace · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$75K - $95KGoFood safetyCRM
- Shipping Area Manager - NightsC.H. Robinson · 🇺🇸Plainfield, IN United States of America$52K - $83KPreventive maintenanceOSHAFood safety
- Packaging ManagerCresco Labs · 🇺🇸Brookville, PA$75K - $80KERPRegulatory complianceLean manufacturing
Questions about Food safety pay
- What is the average Food safety salary?
- $94K a year on average and $77K at the median, across 79 open Food safety postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $70K to $92K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Food safety pay?
- Kinder's ($228K), SpaceX ($108K), CookUnity ($93K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a food safety a high-paying job?
- The median Food safety posting advertises $77K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 56% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a food safety?
- A tenth of the postings offer $150K a year or more; the highest open Food safety role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Food safety salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $77K a year is about $37 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $6,417 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $34 to $44 an hour.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Food safety roles at companies is $77K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $70K to $92K. Counted from 79 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/food-safety/
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