Madison, WI → Minneapolis, MN
You'd keep $137 more a month in Minneapolis
+$1,644 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 601 households moved Madison → Minneapolis (avg AGI $66,882). 468 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Madison | Minneapolis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,792 | $8,259 | +$467 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,933 | $2,190 | +$257 |
| Take-home pay | $5,859 | $6,069 | +$211 |
| Rent | $1,335 | $1,369 | +$34 |
| Getting around | $509 | $504 | −$5 |
| Groceries | $388 | $400 | +$12 |
| Healthcare | $437 | $450 | +$13 |
| Utilities | $243 | $250 | +$7 |
| Everything else | $340 | $350 | +$10 |
| Left over | $2,609 | $2,746 | +$137 |
To break even in Minneapolis, you'd need to earn
$96,500
Household gross, versus $93,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Madison does now.
The tax difference alone
−$1,418
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.8% in Madison, 26.5% in Minneapolis.
More about Minneapolis
Madison, WI in full
A university town with big-city wages and small-city commutes.
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 → Madison →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.