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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Minnesota

The median food scientists and technologists in Minnesota earns $99,280 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,994 a month.

10th percentile
$61,360
25th percentile
$80,810
Median percentile
$99,280
75th percentile
$134,370
90th percentile
$152,600

Based on 670 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

$71,922 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,280
Federal income tax−$13,012
Social Security + Medicare−$7,595
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,751
Monthly take-home$5,994
Every two weeks$2,766

Does it go far here?

$100,668Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

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