Hourly Wage for Recipe Developer Salary in the United States
What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Recipe Developer?
As of September 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Recipe Developer in the United States is
$44, which translates to an annual salary of about $92,030.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $55 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40 to $50 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Recipe Developer Salaries
A Recipe Developer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Recipe Developer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Recipe Developer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Recipe Developer Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Recipe Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $116,080
San Francisco: $114,810
Oakland: $112,390
San Jose, CA$116,080
San Francisco, CA$114,810
Oakland, CA$112,390
New York, NY$105,960
Paramus, NJ$104,680
Queens Village, NY$104,670
Passaic, NJ$104,580
Bergenfield, NJ$104,580
Stamford, CT$104,370
Huntington, NY$104,340
Newark, NJ$103,660
Bridgeport, CT$103,460
Vallejo, CA$103,280
New Brunswick, NJ$103,240
Petaluma, CA$103,190
Middlesex, NJ$103,010
Somerset, NJ$102,950
Santa Cruz, CA$102,830
Boston, MA$102,270
Monterey, CA$101,940
Seattle, WA$101,730
Santa Rosa, CA$101,710
Los Angeles, CA$101,690
Juneau, AK$101,450
Washington, DC$101,350
Orange, CA$101,020
Santa Ana, CA$100,770
Long Beach, CA$100,680
Anaheim, CA$100,660
Anchorage, AK$100,620
Santa Maria, CA$100,340
Everett, WA$100,320
Danbury, CT$100,000
Bremerton, WA$99,870
Tacoma, WA$99,540
New Suffolk, NY$99,540
Sacramento, CA$99,510
Santa Barbara, CA$99,410
Trenton, NJ$99,310
San Diego, CA$99,310
Brockton, MA$99,210
Fairbanks, AK$98,980
Lompoc, CA$98,750
Lowell, MA$98,680
Ventura, CA$98,660
Nashua, NH$98,640
Stockton, CA$98,630
Modesto, CA$97,960
Poughkeepsie, NY$97,760
Olympia, WA$97,580
Kennewick, WA$97,580
New Haven, CT$97,540
Lawrence, MA$97,210
Hartford, CT$97,120
Riverside, CA$97,100
New Bedford, MA$97,010
Richland, WA$97,010
Bakersfield, CA$96,880
San Bernardino, CA$96,850
New Britain, CT$96,840
Atlantic City, NJ$96,840
New London, CT$96,800
Norwich, CT$96,770
Portsmouth, NH$96,750
Boulder, CO$96,560
Portland, OR$96,430
Worcester, MA$96,420
Minneapolis, MN$96,140
Philadelphia, PA$96,010
Honolulu, HI$95,700
Saint Paul, MN$95,660
Vineland, NJ$95,640
Providence, RI$95,370
Chicago, IL$95,110
Bellingham, WA$95,000
Springfield, MA$94,920
Baltimore, MD$94,890
Chico, CA$94,660
Pittsfield, MA$94,420
Manchester, NH$94,240
Spokane, WA$93,840
Denver, CO$93,830
Albany, NY$93,390
Troy, NY$93,360
Nassau, NY$93,260
Schenectady, NY$93,160
Wilmington, DE$93,090
Burlington, VT$92,960
Salem, OR$92,920
Portland, ME$92,640
Yakima, WA$92,550
Rochester, MN$92,260
Reno, NV$92,220
Fresno, CA$92,220
Milwaukee, WI$92,130
Detroit, MI$92,040
Ann Arbor, MI$92,030
Allentown, PA$92,010
Colorado Springs, CO$91,860
Syracuse, NY$91,810
Carson City, NV$91,810
Houston, TX$91,680
Eugene, OR$91,640
Gary, IN$91,530
Springfield, OR$91,450
Bismarck, ND$91,430
Galveston, TX$91,370
Medford, OR$91,230
Fort Collins, CO$91,190
Concord, NH$91,150
Austin, TX$91,120
Mesa, AZ$90,930
Reading, PA$90,920
Phoenix, AZ$90,910
Dallas, TX$90,880
Saint Cloud, MN$90,790
Madison, WI$90,670
Utica, NY$90,420
Des Moines, IA$90,270
Rochester, NY$90,270
Raleigh, NC$90,260
Atlanta, GA$90,120
Battle Creek, MI$90,090
Salt Lake City, UT$90,060
Lancaster, PA$89,920
Harrisburg, PA$89,800
Kansas City, MO$89,700
Champaign, IL$89,690
Kansas City, KS$89,690
Fort Worth, TX$89,680
Columbus, OH$89,660
Boca Raton, FL$89,640
Pittsburgh, PA$89,600
Richmond, VA$89,570
Indianapolis, IN$89,550
Cleveland, OH$89,540
Las Vegas, NV$89,430
Cincinnati, OH$89,430
Petersburg, VA$89,290
Huntsville, AL$89,150
Lansing, MI$89,090
Lebanon, PA$89,080
Pueblo, CO$89,070
Appleton, WI$89,040
Buffalo, NY$89,000
Dayton, OH$88,980
Racine, WI$88,960
Charlotte, NC$88,950
Saint Louis, MO$88,920
York, PA$88,870
Elkhart, IN$88,870
Gastonia, NC$88,850
Billings, MT$88,830
Beaumont, TX$88,800
Lorain, OH$88,780
Benton Harbor, MI$88,770
Toledo, OH$88,750
Binghamton, NY$88,700
Rock Hill, SC$88,690
Rockford, IL$88,650
Springfield, IL$88,610
Elyria, OH$88,600
Fargo, ND$88,600
Flagstaff, AZ$88,530
Fort Lauderdale, FL$88,480
Duluth, MN$88,420
Miami, FL$88,420
Cheyenne, WY$88,360
Grand Forks, ND$88,360
Bangor, ME$88,160
Cedar Rapids, IA$88,060
Durham, NC$88,020
Louisville, KY$88,010
Grand Rapids, MI$87,990
Hialeah, FL$87,980
Casper, WY$87,850
Scranton, PA$87,740
New Orleans, LA$87,720
Virginia Beach, VA$87,710
Akron, OH$87,660
Peoria, IL$87,540
Sarasota, FL$87,520
Nashville, TN$87,460
Omaha, NE$87,460
Green Bay, WI$87,460
Baton Rouge, LA$87,410
Charleston, SC$87,390
Jamestown, NY$87,350
Davenport, IA$87,350
Tucson, AZ$87,300
Saint Petersburg, FL$87,250
Tampa, FL$87,230
Evansville, IN$87,170
Port Arthur, TX$87,170
Bradenton, FL$87,140
Santa Fe, NM$86,970
Orlando, FL$86,800
Clearwater, FL$86,780
Canton, OH$86,580
La Crosse, WI$86,580
Albuquerque, NM$86,530
Newport News, VA$86,520
High Point, NC$86,490
Ogden, UT$86,460
Corpus Christi, TX$86,380
Norfolk, VA$86,330
Laramie, WY$86,330
Rock Island, IL$86,270
Saginaw, MI$86,250
Jacksonville, FL$86,240
Salisbury, NC$86,230
Boise, ID$86,210
Moline, IL$86,160
Fort Myers, FL$86,130
Memphis, TN$86,110
Tulsa, OK$86,070
Waterloo, IA$86,010
Spartanburg, SC$85,920
Lincoln, NE$85,880
Fort Wayne, IN$85,860
Provo, UT$85,850
Cedar Falls, IA$85,740
San Antonio, TX$85,700
Greensboro, NC$85,660
South Bend, IN$85,650
Savannah, GA$85,550
Muskegon, MI$85,520
Birmingham, AL$85,510
Winston Salem, NC$85,460
Lake Charles, LA$85,240
Anderson, IN$85,220
Lexington, KY$85,190
Augusta, GA$85,170
Greenville, SC$85,170
Lima, OH$85,090
Wichita, KS$85,080
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,080
Columbia, SC$85,000
Springfield, OH$84,980
Asheville, NC$84,840
Bloomington, IN$84,770
Knoxville, TN$84,440
Shreveport, LA$84,430
Wilmington, NC$84,310
Roanoke, VA$84,310
Topeka, KS$84,150
Frankfort, KY$84,140
Oklahoma City, OK$84,070
Longview, TX$84,030
Chillicothe, OH$84,030
Melbourne, FL$84,020
Sioux Falls, SD$83,870
Mobile, AL$83,860
Terre Haute, IN$83,820
Altoona, PA$83,770
Amarillo, TX$83,700
Killeen, TX$83,680
Fayetteville, AR$83,600
Chattanooga, TN$83,570
Sioux City, IA$83,490
Idaho Falls, ID$83,470
Lynchburg, VA$83,400
Gainesville, FL$83,280
Portsmouth, OH$83,230
Little Rock, AR$83,220
Lafayette, LA$83,180
Youngstown, OH$83,180
Daytona Beach, FL$83,120
Pensacola, FL$83,110
Clarksville, TN$83,110
Temple, TX$83,100
Hopkinsville, KY$82,830
Erie, PA$82,810
Florence, SC$82,770
Charleston, WV$82,630
Great Falls, MT$82,580
Macon, GA$82,450
Tallahassee, FL$82,440
Fayetteville, NC$82,420
Waco, TX$82,410
Helena, MT$82,340
Pine Bluff, AR$82,310
Vincennes, IN$82,190
Lubbock, TX$82,160
Alamogordo, NM$82,100
Twin Falls, ID$82,020
Rapid City, SD$81,990
Jackson, MS$81,830
Greenville, MS$81,820
Huntington, WV$81,820
Parkersburg, WV$81,720
Montgomery, AL$81,710
Wichita Falls, TX$81,610
Springfield, MO$81,610
Biloxi, MS$81,570
Monroe, LA$81,480
Johnstown, PA$81,410
Sumter, SC$81,380
Columbus, GA$81,370
Pascagoula, MS$81,190
Abilene, TX$81,190
Kingsport, TN$80,950
Albany, GA$80,950
Gulfport, MS$80,920
Alexandria, LA$80,620
Fort Smith, AR$80,390
El Paso, TX$80,140
Las Cruces, NM$79,730
Harlingen, TX$79,490
Pocatello, ID$79,480
Florence, AL$79,360
Brownsville, TX$79,340
Mcallen, TX$79,150
Dothan, AL$79,020
Columbus, MS$78,470
Altus, OK$78,040
Lawton, OK$77,870
Pierre, SD$77,540
Recipe Developer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Recipe Developer salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $102,661.
While startup companies pay approximate $86,851.
Recipe Developer Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$86,851
Growth Stage
51~500
$91,848
Established
501~5000
$99,137
Enterprise
5000+
$102,661
Recipe Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Recipe Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and MFG Durable
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Recipe Developer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Recipe Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Recipe Developer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$119,639
$58.0
30%
MFG Durable
$110,436
$53.0
20%
Chemicals
$101,233
$49.0
10%
Recipe Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Recipe Developer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Here are companies hiring for Recipe Developer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Recipe Developer?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Recipe Developer roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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