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Food Science Technicians salary in Rochester, MN

The median food science technicians in Rochester, MN earns $53,210 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,443 a month.

10th percentile
$46,020
25th percentile
$47,360
Median percentile
$53,210
75th percentile
$62,770
90th percentile
$63,790

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

$41,316 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,210
Federal income tax−$4,205
Social Security + Medicare−$4,071
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,618
Monthly take-home$3,443
Every two weeks$1,589

Does it go far here?

$58,588Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

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