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Mechanical Engineers salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median mechanical engineers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $101,180 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,094 a month.

10th percentile
$76,620
25th percentile
$83,940
Median percentile
$101,180
75th percentile
$130,030
90th percentile
$156,540

Based on 4,450 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

$73,130 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,180
Federal income tax−$13,430
Social Security + Medicare−$7,740
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,880
Monthly take-home$6,094
Every two weeks$2,813

Does it go far here?

$96,526Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
24%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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota