Tutors in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,599
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,201
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,187
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
$44,800
Kept after tax
$36,599
Worth in national money
$37,187
State rank
19
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Minnesota pays tutors around $44,800 at the midpoint, 19 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 490 occupations Minnesota publishes, tutors lands at 417. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $44,800, take-home of $36,599 is worth roughly $37,187 in national money. The average comes to $45,590, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For tutors the Minnesota median is $44,800, ranking 19 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Minnesota, this work ranks 417 of 490 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for tutors, whose median is $44,800, the adjusted figure of $37,187 differs little from $36,599 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $45,590 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Tutors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,840 |
| This salary | $44,800 |
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 | $36,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,177 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,099 |
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 | $42,836 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,539 |
| 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 $44,800. The published range is $31,470 up to $62,840, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $36,599, from $44,800, 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 417 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,187, the adjusted value of that $44,800 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 417 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for tutors in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,470 to $62,840. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,599 from $44,800. 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 417 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $37,187 — the adjusted value of that $44,800 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 417 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,470 at the tenth percentile, $62,840 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,187 in national terms.
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, $36,599 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,470 to $62,840) 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 $37,187 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 $36,599 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.