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Locomotive Engineers salary in Minnesota

The median locomotive engineers in Minnesota earns $93,700 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,698 a month.

10th percentile
$79,780
25th percentile
$85,620
Median percentile
$93,700
75th percentile
$93,830
90th percentile
$93,830

Based on 990 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

$68,376 take-home a year
Gross pay$93,700
Federal income tax−$11,784
Social Security + Medicare−$7,168
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,372
Monthly take-home$5,698
Every two weeks$2,630

Does it go far here?

$95,010Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
22%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 locomotive engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota