Library Assistants, Clerical in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,976
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$6,994
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,506
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
$39,970
Kept after tax
$32,976
Worth in national money
$33,506
State rank
9
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for library assistants, clerical. The middle earner takes $39,970, which ranks 9 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 8.29% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Minnesota, this one sits low: 443 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $39,970 the take-home is $32,976, which is worth about $33,506 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $41,010, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota ranks 9 of 50 states publishing a median for library assistants, clerical, at $39,970 — about 8.29% 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.
- Library assistants, clerical occupies position 443 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.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for library assistants, clerical on its $39,970 median: $32,976 retained after tax becomes $33,506 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $41,010 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Library Assistants, Clerical
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,850 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,510 |
| This salary | $39,970 |
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 | $32,976 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,296 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,786 |
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 | $38,327 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,161 |
| 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 library assistants, clerical in Minnesota earn under $39,970 and half over. The published range runs $28,850 at the tenth percentile to $50,510 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $32,976 take-home in Minnesota comes from $39,970. 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 443 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,506, the adjusted value of that $39,970 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 443 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for library assistants, clerical in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,850 to $50,510; 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.
- Retained pay of $32,976, from $39,970, 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 443 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $33,506 — the adjusted value of that $39,970 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 443 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $28,850 at the tenth percentile, $50,510 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 $33,506 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 $32,976.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,850 to $50,510) 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 $33,506 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 $32,976 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.