Demonstrators and Product Promoters in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,634
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$5,546
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,094
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
$34,180
Kept after tax
$28,634
Worth in national money
$29,094
State rank
34
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Minnesota pays this job a middle wage of $34,180, 34 of 48 states and about 13.07% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 477. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $34,180 the take-home is $28,634, which is worth about $29,094 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $34,970, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota's $34,180 median for demonstrators and product promoters places it 34 of 48 states, about 13.07% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, demonstrators and product promoters ranks 477 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for demonstrators and product promoters on its $34,180 median: $28,634 retained after tax becomes $29,094 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $34,970 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Demonstrators and Product Promoters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $38,180 |
| This salary | $34,180 |
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 | $28,634 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,644 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,411 |
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 | $32,923 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,707 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,180 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,550 and the ninetieth is $38,180 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $28,634, from $34,180, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 477 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $29,094, the adjusted value of that $34,180 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 477 of 490 in the state.
- The Minnesota median of $34,180 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,550 to $38,180. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,634 from $34,180. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 477 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $29,094 — the adjusted value of that $34,180 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 477 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,550 at the tenth percentile, $38,180 at the ninetieth.
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 $29,094 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 $28,634.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,550 to $38,180) 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 $29,094 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 $28,634 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.