Minneapolis, MN → Des Moines, IA
You'd keep $133 more a month in Des Moines
+$1,596 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 245 households moved Minneapolis → Des Moines (avg AGI $75,490). 303 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Minneapolis | Des Moines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,472 | −$778 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,186 | $1,754 | −$432 |
| Take-home pay | $6,064 | $5,717 | −$346 |
| Rent | $1,369 | $1,005 | −$364 |
| Getting around | $504 | $533 | +$29 |
| Groceries | $400 | $360 | −$40 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $405 | −$45 |
| Utilities | $250 | $225 | −$25 |
| Everything else | $350 | $315 | −$35 |
| Left over | $2,741 | $2,874 | +$133 |
To break even in Des Moines, you'd need to earn
$87,500
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minneapolis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$2,416
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 26.5% in Minneapolis, 23.5% in Des Moines.
More about Des Moines
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
Des Moines, IA in full
Insurance-sector wages against the lowest housing costs on this list.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Des Moines on Des Moines wages.
Des Moines → Minneapolis →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.