Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,621
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$13,169
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,435
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
$63,790
Kept after tax
$50,621
Worth in national money
$51,435
State rank
15
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays earth drillers, except oil and gas a middle wage of $63,790, ranking 15 of 48 states and sitting about 5.98% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Minnesota, this sits in the middle: 245 of 490 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $63,790 the take-home is $50,621, which is worth about $51,435 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $65,600, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota's median for earth drillers, except oil and gas is $63,790, about 5.98% above the national figure and 15 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Earth drillers, except oil and gas ranks 245 of 490 occupations in Minnesota by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for earth drillers, except oil and gas on its $63,790 median: $50,621 retained after tax becomes $51,435 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $65,600 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,980 |
| This salary | $63,790 |
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 | $50,621 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,435 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,554 |
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 | $60,287 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,298 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Minnesota earn less than $63,790. The published range is $47,920 up to $91,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $50,621, worked from $63,790. 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 245 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,435 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 245.
- Reported values are medians; for earth drillers, except oil and gas in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,920 to $91,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Minnesota take-home of $50,621, on $63,790 for work ranking 245 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 245 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,435, worked from $63,790, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 245 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,920 at the tenth percentile, $91,980 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $51,435.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Minnesota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $50,621 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($47,920 to $91,980) 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 $51,435 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 $50,621 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.