Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,579
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$17,881
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,538
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the top tenth 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
$77,460
Kept after tax
$59,579
Worth in national money
$60,538
State rank
1
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for tree trimmers and pruners. The middle earner takes $77,460, which ranks 1 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 52% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tree trimmers and pruners ranks 179 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $77,460, tax leaves $59,579, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $60,538 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $72,860.
- Minnesota ranks 1 of 49 states publishing a median for tree trimmers and pruners, at $77,460 — about 52% 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.
- Position 179 of 490 in Minnesota places tree trimmers and pruners in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for tree trimmers and pruners — median $77,460 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $59,579 retained, $60,538 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $72,860 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,460 |
| This salary | $77,460 |
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 | $59,579 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,323 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,626 |
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 | $72,138 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,391 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $77,460 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $63,580 and the ninetieth is $77,460 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $59,579, from $77,460, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 179 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $60,538 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 179.
- The Minnesota median of $77,460 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $63,580 to $77,460. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,579 from $77,460. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 179 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $60,538, worked from $77,460, 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 179 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $72,860, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $63,580 at the bottom tenth to $77,460 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 $60,538 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 $59,579 of this wage survives to your account.
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 $72,860. 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 ($63,580 to $77,460) 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 $60,538 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 $59,579 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.