Minnesota Salary Guide — 2026

Minnesota Salary Guide 2026: Take-Home + Professions

Minnesota's 9.85% top state rate kicks in at $193,240 of single taxable income — one of the more aggressive thresholds for a high top rate in the country. The combination of 4 progressive brackets, a $3M state estate tax exemption, and partial Social Security taxation makes MN appreciably more expensive than its Midwest peers. The offsets: Twin Cities Fortune 500 density (UnitedHealth, Target, 3M, US Bancorp, Best Buy, Medtronic, Ecolab, General Mills), the K-12 Education Subtraction, the 2023 expansion of the SS subtraction, and MN-WI reciprocity reinstated in 2024. — this guide covers pay ranges by profession, take-home after federal + state + FICA, and where Minnesota's highest salaries cluster geographically.

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Professions in Minnesota (36)

Each link opens the full profession×state salary guide — gross, take-home, specialty bands, and career arc.