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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Georgia

The median food scientists and technologists in Georgia earns $86,050 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,408 a month.

10th percentile
$31,030
25th percentile
$47,420
Median percentile
$86,050
75th percentile
$119,940
90th percentile
$151,280

Based on 560 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

$64,900 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,050
Federal income tax−$10,101
Social Security + Medicare−$6,583
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$4,466
Monthly take-home$5,408
Every two weeks$2,496

Does it go far here?

$89,363Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
26%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 scientists and technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia