Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,991
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$24,999
25.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,148
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
$96,990
Kept after tax
$71,991
Worth in national money
$73,148
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $96,990, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.59% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 90 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $96,990, tax leaves $71,991, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $73,148 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $97,640, since top earners drag the number up.
- Minnesota ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for occupational health and safety specialists, at $96,990 — about 7.59% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, occupational health and safety specialists sits 90 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.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for occupational health and safety specialists — median $96,990 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $71,991 retained, $73,148 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $97,640 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $129,810 |
| This salary | $96,990 |
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 | $71,991 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,062 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,154 |
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 | $89,780 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,501 |
| 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 occupational health and safety specialists in Minnesota earn under $96,990 and half over. The published range runs $67,990 at the tenth percentile to $129,810 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $71,991, worked from $96,990. 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 90 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $73,148, the adjusted value of that $96,990 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 90 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for occupational health and safety specialists in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $67,990 to $129,810; 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.
- The Minnesota take-home of $71,991, on $96,990 for work ranking 90 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 90 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $73,148 — the adjusted value of that $96,990 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 90 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $67,990 and the top tenth $129,810, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $73,148 in national terms.
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, $71,991 remains.
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 ($67,990 to $129,810) 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 $73,148 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 $71,991 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.