Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,560
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$27,620
26.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,791
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
$104,180
Kept after tax
$76,560
Worth in national money
$77,791
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $104,180. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 59 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $104,180, take-home of $76,560 is worth roughly $77,791 in national money. The average lands at $101,860, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 19 of 51 for electrical power-line installers and repairers at $104,180. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Minnesota, electrical power-line installers and repairers ranks 59 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for electrical power-line installers and repairers, whose median is $104,180, the adjusted figure of $77,791 differs little from $76,560 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $101,860 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,110 |
| This salary | $104,180 |
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 | $76,560 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,121 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,717 |
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 | $96,275 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,278 |
| 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 power-line installers and repairers in Minnesota earn under $104,180 and half over. The published range runs $78,390 at the tenth percentile to $122,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $76,560, from $104,180, 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 59 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 $77,791, the adjusted value of that $104,180 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 59 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $78,390 to $122,110; 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.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $76,560 from $104,180. 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 59 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $77,791 — the adjusted value of that $104,180 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 59 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $78,390 at the tenth percentile, $122,110 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Minnesota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $77,791 in national terms.
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 $76,560.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($78,390 to $122,110) 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 $77,791 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 $76,560 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.