First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,819
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$24,901
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,974
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
$96,720
Kept after tax
$71,819
Worth in national money
$72,974
State rank
12
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays this job a middle wage of $96,720, ranking 12 of 49 states and sitting about 24.05% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 92 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 $96,720, take-home of $71,819 is worth roughly $72,974 in national money. The average lands at $95,390, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota's median for first-line supervisors of correctional officers is $96,720, about 24.05% above the national figure and 12 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Minnesota, first-line supervisors of correctional officers ranks 92 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 first-line supervisors of correctional officers, whose median is $96,720, the adjusted figure of $72,974 differs little from $71,819 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $95,390 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $75,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $119,620 |
| This salary | $96,720 |
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 | $71,819 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,873 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,133 |
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 | $89,537 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,472 |
| 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 $96,720. The published range is $75,620 up to $119,620, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $71,819 take-home in Minnesota comes from $96,720. 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 92 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,974, the adjusted value of that $96,720 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 92 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $75,620 to $119,620. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $71,819, from $96,720, 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 92 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $72,974 — the adjusted value of that $96,720 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 92 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $75,620 and the top tenth $119,620, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $72,974.
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 $71,819.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($75,620 to $119,620) 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 $72,974 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 $71,819 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.