Food Scientists and Technologists Salary in Madison, WI

Food Scientists and Technologists pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,520 or more. The middle half of food scientists and technologists in Madison earn between $60,490 and $94,510.

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

Food Scientists and Technologists salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $78,900, a single filer in Madison takes home about $61,161 a year, or $5,097 a month and $2,352 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 (2026 rules).

Is Madison a good place for food scientists and technologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $78,900 buys what about $81,100 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($94,160).

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Highest-paying cities for food scientists and technologists

Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($120,200).

Food Scientists and Technologists salary by city

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