Phlebotomists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,499
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,501
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,102
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
$46,000
Kept after tax
$37,499
Worth in national money
$38,102
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota sits in the middle of the pack for phlebotomists. The median is $46,000, ranking 18 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Minnesota, this one sits low: 404 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $46,000 the take-home is $37,499, which is worth about $38,102 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $46,890, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota occupies the middle band for phlebotomists: a median of $46,000, ranking 18 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Phlebotomists occupies position 404 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 phlebotomists on its $46,000 median: $37,499 retained after tax becomes $38,102 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $46,890 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,920 |
| This salary | $46,000 |
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 | $37,499 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,141 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,177 |
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 | $43,956 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,633 |
| 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 $46,000. The published range is $38,740 up to $58,920, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $37,499, from $46,000, 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 404 of 490 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $38,102, the adjusted value of that $46,000 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 404 of 490 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for phlebotomists in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,740 to $58,920. 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 $37,499 from $46,000. 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 404 of 490 locally.
- This $38,102 adjusted figure, worked from $46,000, 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 404 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 404 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,740 at the bottom tenth to $58,920 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 $38,102.
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 $37,499 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 ($38,740 to $58,920) 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 $38,102 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 $37,499 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.