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Food Science Technicians salary in Georgia

The median food science technicians in Georgia earns $53,150 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,511 a month.

10th percentile
$33,040
25th percentile
$39,730
Median percentile
$53,150
75th percentile
$80,560
90th percentile
$80,620

Based on 260 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

$42,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,150
Federal income tax−$4,198
Social Security + Medicare−$4,066
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,758
Monthly take-home$3,511
Every two weeks$1,620

Does it go far here?

$55,196Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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