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Bridge and Lock Tenders salary in Minnesota

The median bridge and lock tenders in Minnesota earns $74,420 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,677 a month.

10th percentile
$63,810
25th percentile
$69,200
Median percentile
$74,420
75th percentile
$77,710
90th percentile
$77,710

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$56,124 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,420
Federal income tax−$7,542
Social Security + Medicare−$5,693
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,061
Monthly take-home$4,677
Every two weeks$2,159

Does it go far here?

$75,461Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

All bridge and lock tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota