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Minneapolis: $2,767/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$341/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,767

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+$4,092 a year

Local pay

$99,438

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$8,287
Tax$2,200
Rent$1,366
Other bills$1,954
Left$2,767

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$2,767 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoMinneapolis
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  • Taxes$2,200
  • Rent$1,366
  • Other living costs$1,954
  • Left over$2,767

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$99,438
Federal income tax
−$13,490
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,607
State income tax (MN)
−$5,298
Take-home pay
$73,042
Effective tax rate
26.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,366
Groceries
$400
Getting around
$504
Healthcare
$450
Utilities and internet
$250
Everything else
$350
Total spending
$3,320

Left over each month

$8,287 gross, minus $2,200 in tax and $3,320 in living costs.

$2,767

County by county

15 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Minneapolis, MN
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Hennepin CountyMN1.3M34%$1,439$1,609$376,500$96,33922 min
Ramsey CountyMN544k15%$1,298$1,410$304,900$81,00423 min
Dakota CountyMN442k12%$1,497$1,570$362,100$105,21224 min
Anoka CountyMN367k10%$1,396$1,412$325,800$98,76426 min
Washington CountyMN272k7%$1,637$1,627$400,900$114,45725 min
Scott CountyMN153k4%$1,485$1,473$393,500$120,24725 min
Wright CountyMN145k4%$1,246$1,147$332,800$106,66630 min
Carver CountyMN109k3%$1,444$1,559$426,900$123,14426 min
Sherburne CountyMN99k3%$1,151$1,174$332,700$102,96531 min
St. Croix CountyWI95k3%$1,238$1,072$349,700$102,48227 min
Chisago CountyMN57k2%$1,112$1,100$326,600$98,26032 min
Pierce CountyWI42k1%$1,025$1,063$308,600$88,80227 min
Isanti CountyMN42k1%$1,241$1,311$283,200$86,57333 min
Le Sueur CountyMN29k1%$885$880$287,700$90,21825 min
Mille Lacs CountyMN27k1%$909$931$237,500$71,45531 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,853 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,366.

Work from home
17.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
80.3% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

198 sunny days. July high 84°F. January nights 9°F. 26 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
198 sunny days, 84°F in July, 9°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
26 minutes each way
Size
3.7M people
Buying instead
Median home $354,400. About $2,445/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Minnesota income tax. Sales tax 8.1%, property tax 1.11%.

Fit

Money left over
73
Sun and mild weather
45
Being in a big city
78
Public school districts in Minneapolis

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Minneapolis
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictAnoka38,3545315.1
Saint Paul Public SchoolsSaint Paul33,0418814.8
Minneapolis Public School DistrictMinneapolis29,9289611.9
Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganRosemount29,2244015.5
Osseo Public School DistrictMaple Grove21,1383415.5
South Washington County SchoolsCottage Grove19,5782916.9
Elk River Public School DistrictElk River14,5772820.2
Wayzata Public School DistrictPlymouth12,9512117.4
Lakeville Area SchoolsLakeville12,0252216.9
Mounds View Public School DistrictShoreview11,9342816.2
Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka11,3231415.7
Robbinsdale Public School DistrictNew Hope10,8102815.8

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How is take-home pay in Minneapolis calculated?

Minneapolis is in Minnesota, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Minneapolis?

About $1,366 for a one-bedroom and $1,626 for a two-bedroom in Minneapolis, MN.

How do I compare Minneapolis with another city?

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