Engineers, All Other in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,528
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$29,322
26.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,807
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
$108,850
Kept after tax
$79,528
Worth in national money
$80,807
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for engineers, all other is on the low side in Minnesota. The middle earner gets $108,850. That is 37 of 51 states, and about 11.45% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 490 occupations Minnesota reports, engineers, all other comes in at 44 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $108,850, take-home of $79,528 is worth roughly $80,807 in national money. The average comes to $125,830, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For engineers, all other, Minnesota sits in the lower band at $108,850, ranking 37 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 11.45%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Engineers, all other ranks 44 of 490 occupations by median in Minnesota, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for engineers, all other, whose median is $108,850, the adjusted figure of $80,807 differs little from $79,528 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $125,830 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $108,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $167,120 |
| This salary | $108,850 |
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 | $79,528 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $85,406 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,082 |
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 | $100,494 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,783 |
| 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 $108,850. The published range is $73,790 up to $167,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $79,528, from $108,850, 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 44 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 $80,807, the adjusted value of that $108,850 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 44 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $73,790 to $167,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $79,528 from $108,850. 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 44 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $80,807 — the adjusted value of that $108,850 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 44 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 $125,830, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $73,790 at the bottom tenth to $167,120 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $80,807.
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 $79,528 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.
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 $125,830. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($73,790) and the ninetieth ($167,120) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $80,807 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 $79,528 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.