Orderlies in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,411
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,139
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,997
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
$44,550
Kept after tax
$36,411
Worth in national money
$36,997
State rank
7
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for orderlies is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $44,550, putting the state 7 of 47 — about 16.35% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, orderlies ranks 419. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $44,550 the take-home is $36,411, which is worth about $36,997 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $44,340, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For orderlies, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $44,550, ranking 7 of 47 and running about 16.35% 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.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, orderlies ranks 419 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for orderlies on its $44,550 median: $36,411 retained after tax becomes $36,997 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $44,340 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Orderlies
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,190 |
| This salary | $44,550 |
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 | $36,411 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,976 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,083 |
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 | $42,602 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,519 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,550 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,610 and the ninetieth is $51,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $36,411, from $44,550, 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 419 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 $36,997 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 419.
- The Minnesota median of $44,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,610 to $51,190. 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 $36,411 from $44,550. 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 419 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,997, worked from $44,550, 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 419 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,610 at the tenth percentile, $51,190 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 $36,997 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 $36,411.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 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 ($36,610 to $51,190) 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 $36,997 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 $36,411 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.