Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,825
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$11,445
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,563
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
$57,270
Kept after tax
$45,825
Worth in national money
$46,563
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $57,270, putting the state 5 of 51 — about 20.87% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations Minnesota reports figures for, this is number 307.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $57,270, take-home of $45,825 is worth roughly $46,563 in national money. The average lands at $55,470, below the middle of the range.
- For veterinary technologists and technicians, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $57,270, ranking 5 of 51 and running about 20.87% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Minnesota's occupational distribution, veterinary technologists and technicians sits at 307 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for veterinary technologists and technicians, whose median is $57,270, the adjusted figure of $46,563 differs little from $45,825 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $55,470 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,120 |
| This salary | $57,270 |
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 | $45,825 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,196 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,035 |
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 | $54,319 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,671 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of veterinary technologists and technicians in Minnesota earn under $57,270 and half over. The published range runs $42,640 at the tenth percentile to $65,120 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $45,825, worked from $57,270. 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 307 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $46,563 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 307.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinary technologists and technicians in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,640 to $65,120; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Minnesota take-home of $45,825, on $57,270 for work ranking 307 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 307 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $46,563, worked from $57,270, 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 307 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $55,470 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $42,640 at the bottom tenth to $65,120 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 $46,563.
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, $45,825 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $55,470. 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 ($42,640 to $65,120) 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 $46,563 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 $45,825 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.