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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median cooks, institution and cafeteria in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $44,830 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,929 a month.

10th percentile
$36,550
25th percentile
$39,280
Median percentile
$44,830
75th percentile
$47,490
90th percentile
$54,180

Based on 4,490 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

$35,152 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,830
Federal income tax−$3,200
Social Security + Medicare−$3,429
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,048
Monthly take-home$2,929
Every two weeks$1,352

Does it go far here?

$42,768Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,440 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minneapolis, MN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$378,730
Emergency Medicine Physicians$367,120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200
Family Medicine Physicians$283,060
Nurse Anesthetists$258,570
Pediatricians, General$226,280
Dentists, General$219,980
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470

All cooks, institution and cafeteria salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota