Computer Systems Analysts in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,939
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$28,411
26.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,192
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$106,350
Kept after tax
$77,939
Worth in national money
$79,192
State rank
18
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Minnesota pays computer systems analysts around $106,350 at the midpoint, 18 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, computer systems analysts ranks 52 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $106,350, take-home of $77,939 is worth roughly $79,192 in national money. The average comes to $112,330, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer systems analysts the Minnesota median is $106,350, ranking 18 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, computer systems analysts sits 52 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for computer systems analysts, whose median is $106,350, the adjusted figure of $79,192 differs little from $77,939 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $112,330 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $106,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $148,230 |
| This salary | $106,350 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $77,939 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $83,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,887 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $98,236 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,512 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer systems analysts in Minnesota earn under $106,350 and half over. The published range runs $78,700 at the tenth percentile to $148,230 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $77,939, worked from $106,350. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 52 of 490.
- Two cautions on $79,192, the adjusted value of that $106,350 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Minnesota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 52 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer systems analysts in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $78,700 to $148,230; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Minnesota take-home of $77,939, on $106,350 for work ranking 52 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 52 of 490 in the state.
- This $79,192 adjusted figure, worked from $106,350, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 52 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 52 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $112,330, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $78,700 and the top tenth $148,230, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $79,192 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $77,939.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Minnesota is $112,330. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($78,700 to $148,230) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $79,192 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $77,939 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.