Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,416
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,474
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,018
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
$45,890
Kept after tax
$37,416
Worth in national money
$38,018
State rank
7
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $45,890, putting the state 7 of 47 — about 12.04% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Minnesota, this one sits low: 406 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $45,890 the take-home is $37,416, which is worth about $38,018 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $46,670, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For office machine operators, except computer, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $45,890, ranking 7 of 47 and running about 12.04% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Office machine operators, except computer occupies position 406 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 office machine operators, except computer on its $45,890 median: $37,416 retained after tax becomes $38,018 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $46,670 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,440 |
| This salary | $45,890 |
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 | $37,416 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,053 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,170 |
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 | $43,853 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,624 |
| 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 $45,890. The published range is $34,900 up to $58,440, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $37,416, from $45,890, 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 406 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 $38,018 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 406.
- Reported values are medians; for office machine operators, except computer in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,900 to $58,440. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,416 from $45,890. 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 406 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,018, worked from $45,890, 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 406 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,900 at the tenth percentile, $58,440 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,018 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $37,416 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,900 to $58,440) 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 $38,018 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 $37,416 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.