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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median food scientists and technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $96,210 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,130 a month.

10th percentile
$60,420
25th percentile
$76,270
Median percentile
$96,210
75th percentile
$119,150
90th percentile
$135,880

Based on 230 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

$73,560 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,210
Federal income tax−$12,336
Social Security + Medicare−$7,360
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,954
Monthly take-home$6,130
Every two weeks$2,829

Does it go far here?

$93,814Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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