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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median food scientists and technologists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $93,330 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,741 a month.

10th percentile
$58,850
25th percentile
$73,270
Median percentile
$93,330
75th percentile
$119,080
90th percentile
$162,650

Based on 150 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

$68,888 take-home a year
Gross pay$93,330
Federal income tax−$11,703
Social Security + Medicare−$7,140
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,600
Monthly take-home$5,741
Every two weeks$2,650

Does it go far here?

$89,322Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
28%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 scientists and technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland