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Food & Drug Inspector Salary
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$98,232 (USD)
Average Salary
$47/hr
Average Hourly
$2,122
Average Bonus
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Last updated: April 17, 2024
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Food & Drug Inspector is $98,232 a year and $47 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Food & Drug Inspector is between $68,173 and $119,647. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Food & Drug Inspector. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$110,341
5 Year Change:
12 %
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The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects establishment where foods, drugs, cosmetics, and similar consumer items are manufactured, handled, stored, or sold to enforce legal standards of sanitation, purity, and grading: visits specified establishments to investigate sanitary conditions and health and hygiene habits of persons handling consumer products.
- Collects samples of products for bacteriological and chemical laboratory analysis.
- Informs individuals concerned of specific regulations affecting establishments.
- Destroys subgrades, or prohibits sale of impure, toxic, damaged, or misbranded items.
- Questions employees, vendors, consumers, and other principals to obtain evidence for prosecuting violators.
- Ascertains that required licenses and permits have been obtained and are displayed.
- Prepares reports on each establishment visited, including findings and recommendations for action.
- May negotiate with marketers and processors to effect changes in facilities and practices, where undesirable conditions are discovered that are not specifically prohibited by law.
- May grade products according to specified standards.
- May test products, using variety of specialized test equipment, such as ultraviolet lights and filter guns.
- May investigate compliance with or violation of public sanitation laws and regulations and be designated sanitary inspector.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Food & Drug Inspector is $98,232 a year and $47 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Food & Drug Inspector is between $68,173 and $119,647. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Food & Drug Inspector. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Food & Drug Inspector Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Job family population: 109,430
Estimated population of Food & Drug Inspector jobs: 1,098
Rate of error: 1.0%
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About the United States
United States Cost of Living Score:
Description:
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects establishment where foods, drugs, cosmetics, and similar consumer items are manufactured, handled, stored, or sold to enforce legal standards of sanitation, purity, and grading: visits specified establishments to investigate sanitary conditions and health and hygiene habits of persons handling consumer products.
- Collects samples of products for bacteriological and chemical laboratory analysis.
- Informs individuals concerned of specific regulations affecting establishments.
- Destroys subgrades, or prohibits sale of impure, toxic, damaged, or misbranded items.
- Questions employees, vendors, consumers, and other principals to obtain evidence for prosecuting violators.
- Ascertains that required licenses and permits have been obtained and are displayed.
- Prepares reports on each establishment visited, including findings and recommendations for action.
- May negotiate with marketers and processors to effect changes in facilities and practices, where undesirable conditions are discovered that are not specifically prohibited by law.
- May grade products according to specified standards.
- May test products, using variety of specialized test equipment, such as ultraviolet lights and filter guns.
- May investigate compliance with or violation of public sanitation laws and regulations and be designated sanitary inspector.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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