Speech-Language Pathologists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,154
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$22,226
24.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,235
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
$89,380
Kept after tax
$67,154
Worth in national money
$68,235
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 27 of 51 states for speech-language pathologists, with a middle wage of $89,380. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 106 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $89,380, take-home of $67,154 is worth roughly $68,235 in national money. The average lands at $87,670, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 27 of 51 for speech-language pathologists at $89,380. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Minnesota, speech-language pathologists ranks 106 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.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for speech-language pathologists, whose median is $89,380, the adjusted figure of $68,235 differs little from $67,154 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $87,670 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Speech-Language Pathologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $107,820 |
| This salary | $89,380 |
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 | $67,154 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,709 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,559 |
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 | $82,906 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,679 |
| 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 $89,380. The published range is $62,390 up to $107,820, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $67,154 take-home in Minnesota comes from $89,380. 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 106 of 490.
- Two cautions on $68,235, the adjusted value of that $89,380 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 106 of 490 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for speech-language pathologists in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $62,390 to $107,820. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $67,154, from $89,380, 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 106 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- This $68,235 adjusted figure, worked from $89,380, 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 106 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 106 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $62,390 at the bottom tenth to $107,820 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 $68,235 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 $67,154 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,390 to $107,820) 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 $68,235 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 $67,154 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.