Food Science Technicians Salary in Napa, CA

Food Science Technicians pay range in Napa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,530 or more. The middle half of food science technicians in Napa earn between $51,920 and $72,480.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Food Science Technicians salary after taxes in Napa

On the average salary of $63,120, a single filer in Napa takes home about $50,917 a year, or $4,243 a month and $1,958 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Is Napa a good place for food science technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Napa area are 13% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 112.6), so the average $63,120 buys what about $56,080 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Napa ($55,210). A typical home costs $890,662, or 14.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Science Technicians salary in other California cities

Napa ranks 4th of 20 California metro areas for this job; Sacramento pays the most ($66,920).

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Highest-paying cities for food science technicians

Columbus, OH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,750).

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• Food Scientists and Technologists$89,210 a year

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