Raleigh, NC → Minneapolis, MN
You'd keep $10 more a month in Minneapolis
+$120 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 62 households moved Raleigh → Minneapolis (avg AGI $70,435). 168 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Raleigh | Minneapolis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $8,265 | +$390 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,926 | $2,192 | +$266 |
| Take-home pay | $5,949 | $6,073 | +$124 |
| Rent | $1,249 | $1,369 | +$120 |
| Getting around | $568 | $504 | −$64 |
| Groceries | $384 | $400 | +$16 |
| Healthcare | $432 | $450 | +$18 |
| Utilities | $240 | $250 | +$10 |
| Everything else | $336 | $350 | +$14 |
| Left over | $2,740 | $2,750 | +$10 |
To break even in Minneapolis, you'd need to earn
$99,000
Household gross, versus $94,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Raleigh does now.
The tax difference alone
−$1,806
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.5% in Raleigh, 26.5% in Minneapolis.
More about Minneapolis
Raleigh, NC in full
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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 → Raleigh →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.