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Food Science Technicians salary in Alabama

The median food science technicians in Alabama earns $40,940 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,769 a month.

10th percentile
$38,530
25th percentile
$38,640
Median percentile
$40,940
75th percentile
$44,470
90th percentile
$62,060

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,233 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,940
Federal income tax−$2,733
Social Security + Medicare−$3,132
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,842
Monthly take-home$2,769
Every two weeks$1,278

Does it go far here?

$46,092Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All food science technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama