Nurse Practitioners in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,721
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$38,539
28.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$96,245
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
$133,260
Kept after tax
$94,721
Worth in national money
$96,245
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 19 of 51 states for nurse practitioners, with a middle wage of $133,260. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, nurse practitioners ranks 24 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $133,260, take-home of $94,721 is worth roughly $96,245 in national money. The average comes to $135,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 19 of 51 for nurse practitioners at $133,260. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, nurse practitioners sits 24 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for nurse practitioners, whose median is $133,260, the adjusted figure of $96,245 differs little from $94,721 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $135,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Nurse Practitioners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $98,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $133,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $170,140 |
| This salary | $133,260 |
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 | $94,721 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $102,349 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,080 |
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 | $122,100 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,868 |
| 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 $133,260. The published range is $98,950 up to $170,140, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $94,721 take-home in Minnesota comes from $133,260. 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 24 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $96,245 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 24.
- Reported values are medians; for nurse practitioners in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $98,950 to $170,140. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $94,721, from $133,260, 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 24 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $96,245, worked from $133,260, 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 24 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $98,950 at the bottom tenth to $170,140 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 $96,245.
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 $94,721 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($98,950 to $170,140) 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 $96,245 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 $94,721 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.