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Childcare Workers salary in Minnesota

The median childcare workers in Minnesota earns $35,520 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,359 a month.

10th percentile
$28,560
25th percentile
$30,340
Median percentile
$35,520
75th percentile
$38,490
90th percentile
$44,880

Based on 11,570 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

$28,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,520
Federal income tax−$2,082
Social Security + Medicare−$2,717
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$2,415
Monthly take-home$2,359
Every two weeks$1,089

Does it go far here?

$36,017Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
54%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 childcare workers salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota