Sewing Machine Operators in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,196
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$6,734
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,714
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
$38,930
Kept after tax
$32,196
Worth in national money
$32,714
State rank
14
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays sewing machine operators a middle wage of $38,930, ranking 14 of 50 states and sitting about 6.16% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, sewing machine operators ranks 448. 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 $38,930, take-home of $32,196 is worth roughly $32,714 in national money. The average comes to $41,490, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota's median for sewing machine operators is $38,930, about 6.16% above the national figure and 14 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, sewing machine operators ranks 448 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 sewing machine operators, whose median is $38,930, the adjusted figure of $32,714 differs little from $32,196 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $41,490 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Sewing Machine Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,910 |
| This salary | $38,930 |
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 | $32,196 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,460 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,719 |
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 | $37,357 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,079 |
| 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 sewing machine operators in Minnesota earn under $38,930 and half over. The published range runs $33,940 at the tenth percentile to $51,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $32,196, worked from $38,930. 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 448 of 490.
- Two cautions on $32,714, the adjusted value of that $38,930 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 448 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for sewing machine operators in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,940 to $51,910; 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.
- The Minnesota take-home of $32,196, on $38,930 for work ranking 448 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 448 of 490 in the state.
- This $32,714 adjusted figure, worked from $38,930, 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 448 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 448 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $41,490 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,940 at the bottom tenth to $51,910 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 $32,714.
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 $32,196 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 $41,490. 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 ($33,940 to $51,910) 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 $32,714 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 $32,196 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.