Accountant Salary in Minnesota (2026)
The average Accountant in Minnesota earns around $85,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $64,371/year ($5,364/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $64,371 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $5,364 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,476 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $31/hr |
Federal Tax | $9,870 |
State Tax | $4,257 |
FICA Taxes | $6,503 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 24.27% |
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Accountant Salary Ranges in Minnesota
Not all Accountants earn the same — not even close
Minnesota's accountant market is anchored by the Big 4 Minneapolis offices (Deloitte + EY + KPMG + PwC all maintain substantial Twin Cities practices serving the country's highest per-capita Fortune 500 HQ cluster), plus regional firms CliftonLarsonAllen Minneapolis HQ (~9K employees nationally, the country's 8th-largest accounting firm), Wipfli Eden Prairie, Baker Tilly + Eide Bailly Minneapolis offices, alongside corporate accounting organizations at UnitedHealth + 3M + Target + Best Buy + Cargill + General Mills + Hormel + Medtronic.
Partner (Big 4 / Regional)
$385,000–$985,000+ TC
Big 4 MSP partner · CLA partner · Wipfli partner · profit-share + equity participation
Senior Manager / Director
$165,000–$285,000
Big 4 senior manager · CLA director · Fortune 500 corp accounting director · partner-track band
Senior Tax Manager (Corporate)
$135,000–$215,000
Big 4 corporate tax + Fortune 500 tax · MN corp tax + multi-state + international tax specialty
Senior Audit Manager (Big 4)
$125,000 –$195,000
Big 4 MSP audit · Fortune 500 public-company audits · ICFR + SOX specialty
Senior Controller / Director Accounting
$145,000–$235,000
Fortune 500 corporate controller · MN healthcare + retail + industrial · Fortune 500 corp accounting
Senior Forensic / Valuation
$125,000–$215,000
Big 4 forensic + transaction services · valuation engagements · CFE + ABV credential premium
Senior Tax Accountant (Private Wealth)
$115,000–$185,000
Ameriprise wealth tax · CLA private client + family office · MN $3M estate planning specialty
Mid-Level Senior (3-5 yrs)
$75,000–$108,000
Big 4 senior associate · CLA senior · transitioning to manager band · CPA-track
Junior Staff Accountant (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$80,000
Carlson School MAcc + St. Thomas MBT + Mankato accounting pipeline · entry CPA-track
Senior Industry Accountant
$92,000–$148,000
Cargill ag-commodity accounting · 3M industrial · UHG healthcare · industry-specialty premium
Worth knowing: CliftonLarsonAllen HQ Minneapolis is the structural depth feature most national accounting-career surveys understate for MN. CLA (~9K employees nationally, ~$1.6B annual revenue, the country's 8th-largest accounting firm by revenue post-2014 LarsonAllen + Clifton Gunderson merger, with substantial private-client + state + local government practices) is among the largest accounting firms HQ'd outside the major coastal financial centers. CLA partners clear $385-985K TC. Cargill Wayzata corporate accounting is the country's largest private-company accounting organization at $165B+ revenue — commodity-trading accounting + agricultural + food processing + global FX accounting at scale rivaling Fortune 100 corporate accounting departments. UnitedHealth Optum corporate accounting + tax (Fortune 5) and 3M corporate accounting (Fortune 100) round out the MN corporate accounting picture. MN's 9.85% top bracket catches partner + director comp at $250K+ TC — for a $425K partner the MN state tax adds ~$36-40K/year vs SD/TX/FL residency. The $3M estate exemption (HF 1672 of 2023 indexed, among lower US thresholds) is a documented driver of MN partner relocation to Florida or Arizona at retirement, creating substantial estate-planning practice opportunity for MN CPAs specializing in private wealth.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →Minnesota Department of Revenue - 2026 income tax brackets, standard deduction and dependent exemption amounts
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — Accountant wage data for Minnesota
Salary figures are market estimates for Accountants in Minnesota and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Minnesota 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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