Pharmacy Technicians in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,224
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$9,076
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,854
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
$48,300
Kept after tax
$39,224
Worth in national money
$39,854
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for pharmacy technicians is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $48,300, putting the state 7 of 51 — about 5.57% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, pharmacy technicians ranks 375. 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 $48,300, take-home of $39,224 is worth roughly $39,854 in national money. The average comes to $49,250, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For pharmacy technicians, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $48,300, ranking 7 of 51 and running about 5.57% 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, pharmacy technicians ranks 375 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 pharmacy technicians, whose median is $48,300, the adjusted figure of $39,854 differs little from $39,224 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $49,250 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,080 |
| This salary | $48,300 |
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 | $39,224 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,989 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,326 |
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 | $46,103 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,813 |
| 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 pharmacy technicians in Minnesota earn under $48,300 and half over. The published range runs $38,110 at the tenth percentile to $62,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $39,224, from $48,300, 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 375 of 490 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,854, the adjusted value of that $48,300 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Minnesota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 375 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for pharmacy technicians in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,110 to $62,080; 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.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,224 from $48,300. 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 375 of 490 locally.
- This $39,854 adjusted figure, worked from $48,300, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 375 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 375 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,110 and the top tenth $62,080, 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 $39,854 in national terms.
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 $39,224 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 ($38,110 to $62,080) 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 $39,854 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 $39,224 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.