Helpers--Production Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,539
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,181
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,126
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
$44,720
Kept after tax
$36,539
Worth in national money
$37,126
State rank
10
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for helpers--production workers. The middle earner takes $44,720, which ranks 10 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 14.46% above the national middle.
- Against 490 occupations Minnesota publishes, helpers--production workers lands at 418. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $44,720, tax leaves $36,539, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $37,126 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $44,510.
- Minnesota ranks 10 of 49 states publishing a median for helpers--production workers, at $44,720 — about 14.46% 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.
- Within Minnesota, this work ranks 418 of 490 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for helpers--production workers — median $44,720 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $36,539 retained, $37,126 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $44,510 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Helpers--Production Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,270 |
| This salary | $44,720 |
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 | $36,539 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,113 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,094 |
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 | $42,761 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,533 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,720 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,040 and the ninetieth is $57,270 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $36,539, from $44,720, 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 418 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 $37,126, the adjusted value of that $44,720 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 418 of 490 in the state.
- The Minnesota median of $44,720 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,040 to $57,270. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,539 from $44,720. 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 418 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $37,126 — the adjusted value of that $44,720 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 418 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,040 at the bottom tenth to $57,270 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $37,126.
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 $36,539 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($36,040 to $57,270) 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 $37,126 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 $36,539 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.