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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Texas

The median food scientists and technologists in Texas earns $90,610 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,048 a month.

10th percentile
$46,810
25th percentile
$63,330
Median percentile
$90,610
75th percentile
$107,610
90th percentile
$136,100

Based on 840 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

$72,574 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,610
Federal income tax−$11,104
Social Security + Medicare−$6,932
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,048
Every two weeks$2,791

Does it go far here?

$93,358Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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