Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,475
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$26,425
26.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,673
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
$100,900
Kept after tax
$74,475
Worth in national money
$75,673
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Minnesota pays this job around $100,900 at the midpoint, 18 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 74 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $100,900, tax leaves $74,475, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $75,673 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $98,200.
- For magnetic resonance imaging technologists the Minnesota median is $100,900, ranking 18 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Minnesota, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 74 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for magnetic resonance imaging technologists — median $100,900 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $74,475 retained, $75,673 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $98,200 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $83,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $111,600 |
| This salary | $100,900 |
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 | $74,475 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,813 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,460 |
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 | $93,312 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,923 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $100,900 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $83,200 and the ninetieth is $111,600 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $74,475, from $100,900, 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 74 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $75,673 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 74.
- The Minnesota median of $100,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $83,200 to $111,600. 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 $74,475 from $100,900. 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 74 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $75,673, worked from $100,900, 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 74 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $83,200 at the tenth percentile, $111,600 at the ninetieth.
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 $75,673.
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 $74,475.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($83,200 to $111,600) 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 $75,673 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 $74,475 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.