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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median food scientists and technologists in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $101,760 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,125 a month.

10th percentile
$66,730
25th percentile
$83,370
Median percentile
$101,760
75th percentile
$134,370
90th percentile
$152,600

Based on 440 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

$73,498 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,760
Federal income tax−$13,557
Social Security + Medicare−$7,785
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,920
Monthly take-home$6,125
Every two weeks$2,827

Does it go far here?

$97,079Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,440 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minneapolis, MN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$378,730
Emergency Medicine Physicians$367,120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200
Family Medicine Physicians$283,060
Nurse Anesthetists$258,570
Pediatricians, General$226,280
Dentists, General$219,980
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470

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