Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,711
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,239
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,302
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
$44,950
Kept after tax
$36,711
Worth in national money
$37,302
State rank
9
of 50 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 $44,950, ranking 9 of 50 states and sitting about 13.42% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 412. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $44,950, take-home of $36,711 is worth roughly $37,302 in national money. The average comes to $45,600, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota's median for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers is $44,950, about 13.42% above the national figure and 9 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ranks 412 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers, whose median is $44,950, the adjusted figure of $37,302 differs little from $36,711 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $45,600 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,690 |
| This salary | $44,950 |
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 | $36,711 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,297 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,109 |
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 | $42,976 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,551 |
| 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 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Minnesota earn under $44,950 and half over. The published range runs $32,760 at the tenth percentile to $59,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $36,711, worked from $44,950. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 412 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,302, the adjusted value of that $44,950 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 412 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,760 to $59,690; 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.
- The Minnesota take-home of $36,711, on $44,950 for work ranking 412 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 412 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $37,302 — the adjusted value of that $44,950 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 412 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,760 at the tenth percentile, $59,690 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 $37,302 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 $36,711.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 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 ($32,760 to $59,690) 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 $37,302 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 $36,711 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.