Software Developers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$92,779
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$37,271
28.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$94,272
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
$130,050
Kept after tax
$92,779
Worth in national money
$94,272
State rank
21
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota sits in the middle of the pack for software developers. The median is $130,050, ranking 21 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 29 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 $130,050 the take-home is $92,779, which is worth about $94,272 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $127,530, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Minnesota occupies the middle band for software developers: a median of $130,050, ranking 21 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Minnesota, software developers ranks 29 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 software developers on its $130,050 median: $92,779 retained after tax becomes $94,272 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $127,530 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Software Developers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $130,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $169,810 |
| This salary | $130,050 |
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 | $92,779 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $100,155 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,795 |
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 | $119,331 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,383 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $130,050 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $79,900 and the ninetieth is $169,810 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $92,779 take-home in Minnesota comes from $130,050. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 29 of 490.
- Two cautions on $94,272, the adjusted value of that $130,050 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 29 of 490 locally.
- The Minnesota median of $130,050 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $79,900 to $169,810. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $92,779, from $130,050, assumes a single Minnesota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 29 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 50 for it.
- This $94,272 adjusted figure, worked from $130,050, 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 29 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 29 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $79,900 and the top tenth $169,810, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $94,272.
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 $92,779.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,900 to $169,810) 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 $94,272 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 $92,779 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.