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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Maryland

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

10th percentile
$59,640
25th percentile
$73,680
Median percentile
$93,330
75th percentile
$131,580
90th percentile
$145,650

Based on 270 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?

$88,920Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All food scientists and technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland