Food Science Technicians Salary in Salem, OR

Food Science Technicians pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,900 or more. The middle half of food science technicians in Salem earn between $40,730 and $51,090.

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

Food Science Technicians salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $47,400, a single filer in Salem takes home about $36,983 a year, or $3,082 a month and $1,422 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $47,400 buys what about $45,731 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Science Technicians salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 3rd of 3 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($54,110).

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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).

Food Science Technicians salary by city

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