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Materials Scientists salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median materials scientists in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $132,160 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,718 a month.

10th percentile
$83,510
25th percentile
$101,540
Median percentile
$132,160
75th percentile
$137,320
90th percentile
$172,190

Based on 270 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

$92,610 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,160
Federal income tax−$20,452
Social Security + Medicare−$10,110
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$8,987
Monthly take-home$7,718
Every two weeks$3,562

Does it go far here?

$126,080Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
19%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 materials scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota