Boston, MA → Minneapolis, MN
You'd keep $868 more a month in Minneapolis
+$10,416 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Boston | Minneapolis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $9,042 | $8,262 | −$779 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,416 | $2,191 | −$225 |
| Take-home pay | $6,626 | $6,071 | −$554 |
| Rent | $2,619 | $1,369 | −$1,250 |
| Getting around | $445 | $504 | +$59 |
| Groceries | $464 | $400 | −$64 |
| Healthcare | $522 | $450 | −$72 |
| Utilities | $290 | $250 | −$40 |
| Everything else | $406 | $350 | −$56 |
| Left over | $1,880 | $2,748 | +$868 |
To break even in Minneapolis, you'd need to earn
$82,500
Household gross, versus $108,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Boston does now.
The tax difference alone
−$74
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 26.7% in Boston, 26.5% in Minneapolis.
Boston, MA in full
Great pay in medicine and research, brutal winters, tight housing stock.
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Minneapolis on Minneapolis wages.
Minneapolis → Boston →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.