Packers and Packagers, Hand in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,231
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$7,079
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,766
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
$40,310
Kept after tax
$33,231
Worth in national money
$33,766
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for packers and packagers, hand. The middle earner takes $40,310, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.11% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, packers and packagers, hand ranks 439. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $40,310, take-home of $33,231 is worth roughly $33,766 in national money. The average comes to $41,430, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for packers and packagers, hand, at $40,310 — about 11.11% 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.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, packers and packagers, hand ranks 439 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.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for packers and packagers, hand, whose median is $40,310, the adjusted figure of $33,766 differs little from $33,231 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $41,430 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Packers and Packagers, Hand
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,930 |
| This salary | $40,310 |
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 | $33,231 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,569 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,809 |
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 | $38,645 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,187 |
| 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 $40,310. The published range is $29,590 up to $50,930, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $33,231 take-home in Minnesota comes from $40,310. 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 439 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,766, the adjusted value of that $40,310 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 439 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for packers and packagers, hand in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,590 to $50,930. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $33,231, from $40,310, 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 439 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $33,766 — the adjusted value of that $40,310 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 439 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,590 at the bottom tenth to $50,930 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 $33,766.
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, $33,231 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 ($29,590 to $50,930) 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 $33,766 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 $33,231 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.