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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salary in Minnesota

The median captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Minnesota earns $80,920 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,021 a month.

10th percentile
$37,770
25th percentile
$57,020
Median percentile
$80,920
75th percentile
$111,700
90th percentile
$134,680

Based on 110 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

$60,255 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,920
Federal income tax−$8,972
Social Security + Medicare−$6,190
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,503
Monthly take-home$5,021
Every two weeks$2,317

Does it go far here?

$82,051Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
25%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 captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota