Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,100
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$18,180
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,067
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
$78,280
Kept after tax
$60,100
Worth in national money
$61,067
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 22 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $78,280. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations Minnesota reports figures for, this is number 173.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $78,280, take-home of $60,100 is worth roughly $61,067 in national money. The average comes to $79,250, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 22 of 51 for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians at $78,280. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Minnesota's occupational distribution, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians sits at 173 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, whose median is $78,280, the adjusted figure of $61,067 differs little from $60,100 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $79,250 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,250 |
| This salary | $78,280 |
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 | $60,100 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,900 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,691 |
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 | $72,879 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,479 |
| 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 electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Minnesota earn under $78,280 and half over. The published range runs $55,740 at the tenth percentile to $101,250 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $60,100 take-home in Minnesota comes from $78,280. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 173 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $61,067 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 173.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $55,740 to $101,250; 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.
- Retained pay of $60,100, from $78,280, assumes a single Minnesota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 173 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 22 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $61,067, worked from $78,280, 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 173 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $55,740 and the top tenth $101,250, 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 $61,067 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $60,100 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($55,740 to $101,250) 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 $61,067 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 $60,100 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.