Respiratory Therapists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,084
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$25,626
26.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,259
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
$98,710
Kept after tax
$73,084
Worth in national money
$74,259
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for respiratory therapists is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $98,710, putting the state 8 of 51 — about 19.97% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, respiratory therapists ranks 83 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $98,710, tax leaves $73,084, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $74,259 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $96,890.
- For respiratory therapists, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $98,710, ranking 8 of 51 and running about 19.97% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, respiratory therapists sits 83 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for respiratory therapists — median $98,710 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $73,084 retained, $74,259 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $96,890 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,050 |
| This salary | $98,710 |
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 | $73,084 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,272 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,289 |
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 | $91,334 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,687 |
| 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 $98,710. The published range is $79,060 up to $110,050, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $73,084, worked from $98,710. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 83 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $74,259, the adjusted value of that $98,710 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 83 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for respiratory therapists in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $79,060 to $110,050. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Minnesota take-home of $73,084, on $98,710 for work ranking 83 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 83 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $74,259 — the adjusted value of that $98,710 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 83 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $79,060 at the bottom tenth to $110,050 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $74,259 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $73,084.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,060 to $110,050) 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 $74,259 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 $73,084 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.