Prepress Technicians and Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,839
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$9,292
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,479
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
$49,130
Kept after tax
$39,839
Worth in national money
$40,479
State rank
17
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 17 of 45 states for prepress technicians and workers, with a middle wage of $49,130. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Prepress technicians and workers ranks 363 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $49,130, take-home of $39,839 is worth roughly $40,479 in national money. The average comes to $52,750, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 17 of 45 for prepress technicians and workers at $49,130. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 363 of 490 in Minnesota places prepress technicians and workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for prepress technicians and workers, whose median is $49,130, the adjusted figure of $40,479 differs little from $39,839 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $52,750 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Prepress Technicians and Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,570 |
| This salary | $49,130 |
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 | $39,839 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,656 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,388 |
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 | $46,868 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,888 |
| 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 prepress technicians and workers in Minnesota earn under $49,130 and half over. The published range runs $40,430 at the tenth percentile to $65,570 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $39,839, from $49,130, 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 363 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,479, the adjusted value of that $49,130 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 363 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for prepress technicians and workers in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,430 to $65,570; 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 $39,839 from $49,130. 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 363 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $40,479 — the adjusted value of that $49,130 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 363 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,750, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $40,430 at the bottom tenth to $65,570 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $40,479 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 $39,839.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Minnesota is $52,750. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,430 to $65,570) 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 $40,479 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 $39,839 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.