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Mechanical Engineers salary in Minnesota

The median mechanical engineers in Minnesota earns $99,140 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,986 a month.

10th percentile
$75,870
25th percentile
$81,860
Median percentile
$99,140
75th percentile
$128,690
90th percentile
$151,580

Based on 5,890 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

$71,833 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,140
Federal income tax−$12,981
Social Security + Medicare−$7,584
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,742
Monthly take-home$5,986
Every two weeks$2,763

Does it go far here?

$100,526Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
21%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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota