Healthcare Social Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,361
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$16,609
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,284
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
$73,970
Kept after tax
$57,361
Worth in national money
$58,284
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for healthcare social workers. The middle earner takes $73,970, which ranks 16 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.97% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Healthcare social workers ranks 207 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $73,970, take-home of $57,361 is worth roughly $58,284 in national money. The average lands at $73,510, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 16 of 51 states publishing a median for healthcare social workers, at $73,970 — about 8.97% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 207 of 490 in Minnesota places healthcare social workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for healthcare social workers, whose median is $73,970, the adjusted figure of $58,284 differs little from $57,361 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $73,510 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Healthcare Social Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,200 |
| This salary | $73,970 |
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 | $57,361 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,868 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,353 |
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 | $68,986 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,013 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $73,970 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $51,720 and the ninetieth is $95,200 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $57,361 take-home in Minnesota comes from $73,970. 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 207 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $58,284 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 207.
- The Minnesota median of $73,970 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $51,720 to $95,200. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $57,361, from $73,970, 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 207 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $58,284, worked from $73,970, 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 207 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $51,720 and the top tenth $95,200, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $58,284 in national terms.
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 $57,361 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 ($51,720 to $95,200) 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 $58,284 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 $57,361 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.