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Food Science Technicians salary in Baltimore, MD

The median food science technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $61,410 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,987 a month.

10th percentile
$46,320
25th percentile
$54,650
Median percentile
$61,410
75th percentile
$68,250
90th percentile
$72,000

Based on 200 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

$47,838 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,410
Federal income tax−$5,189
Social Security + Medicare−$4,698
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,685
Monthly take-home$3,987
Every two weeks$1,840

Does it go far here?

$58,773Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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