Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,239
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$6,081
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,725
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
$36,320
Kept after tax
$30,239
Worth in national money
$30,725
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks. The middle earner takes $36,320, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.56% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Minnesota, this one sits low: 469 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $36,320, tax leaves $30,239, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $30,725 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $36,060.
- Minnesota ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks, at $36,320 — about 3.56% 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.
- Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks occupies position 469 of 490 in Minnesota's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks — median $36,320 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $30,239 retained, $30,725 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $36,060 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,080 |
| This salary | $36,320 |
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 | $30,239 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,363 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,550 |
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 | $34,920 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,875 |
| 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 $36,320. The published range is $29,310 up to $43,080, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $30,239, worked from $36,320. 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 469 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,725 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 469.
- Reported values are medians; for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,310 to $43,080. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Minnesota take-home of $30,239, on $36,320 for work ranking 469 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 469 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,725, worked from $36,320, 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 469 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,310 and the top tenth $43,080, 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 $30,725.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $30,239 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,310 to $43,080) 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 $30,725 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 $30,239 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.