Radiation Therapists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,632
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$25,368
25.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,801
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
$98,000
Kept after tax
$72,632
Worth in national money
$73,801
State rank
32
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is among the lower-paying states for radiation therapists. The middle earner takes $98,000, ranking 32 of 46 states — about 6.94% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 85 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $98,000 the take-home is $72,632, which is worth about $73,801 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $97,140, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Minnesota ranks 32 of 46 for radiation therapists, with a median of $98,000 — about 6.94% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Minnesota, radiation therapists ranks 85 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for radiation therapists on its $98,000 median: $72,632 retained after tax becomes $73,801 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $97,140 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,630 |
| This salary | $98,000 |
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 | $72,632 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,773 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,233 |
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 | $90,693 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,610 |
| 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 radiation therapists in Minnesota earn under $98,000 and half over. The published range runs $79,540 at the tenth percentile to $108,630 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $72,632, from $98,000, 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 85 of 490 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $73,801, the adjusted value of that $98,000 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 85 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiation therapists in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $79,540 to $108,630; 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 $72,632 from $98,000. 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 85 of 490 locally.
- This $73,801 adjusted figure, worked from $98,000, 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 85 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 85 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $79,540 at the bottom tenth to $108,630 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 $73,801 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 $72,632 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,540 to $108,630) 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 $73,801 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 $72,632 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.