Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,020
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$27,310
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,242
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
$103,330
Kept after tax
$76,020
Worth in national money
$77,242
State rank
8
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $103,330, which ranks 8 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 2.2% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 62 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $103,330, tax leaves $76,020, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $77,242 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $97,120.
- Minnesota ranks 8 of 49 states publishing a median for social scientists and related workers, all other, at $103,330 — about 2.2% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, social scientists and related workers, all other sits 62 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 social scientists and related workers, all other — median $103,330 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $76,020 retained, $77,242 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $97,120 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $103,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,330 |
| This salary | $103,330 |
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 | $76,020 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,523 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,650 |
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 | $95,508 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,186 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $103,330 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $65,330 and the ninetieth is $130,330 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $76,020, worked from $103,330. 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 62 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,242 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 62.
- The Minnesota median of $103,330 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $65,330 to $130,330. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Minnesota take-home of $76,020, on $103,330 for work ranking 62 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 62 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,242, worked from $103,330, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 62 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 $97,120, 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 $65,330 at the bottom tenth to $130,330 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 $77,242.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $76,020 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $97,120. 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 ($65,330 to $130,330) 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 $77,242 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 $76,020 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.