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Food Science Technicians salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median food science technicians in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $44,550 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,053 a month.

10th percentile
$40,410
25th percentile
$40,410
Median percentile
$44,550
75th percentile
$51,670
90th percentile
$51,670

Based on 300 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

$36,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,550
Federal income tax−$3,166
Social Security + Medicare−$3,408
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,337
Monthly take-home$3,053
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$46,554Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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