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Opticians, Dispensing salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median opticians, dispensing in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $48,840 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,175 a month.

10th percentile
$38,640
25th percentile
$45,050
Median percentile
$48,840
75th percentile
$57,060
90th percentile
$67,490

Based on 930 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

$38,102 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,840
Federal income tax−$3,681
Social Security + Medicare−$3,736
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,321
Monthly take-home$3,175
Every two weeks$1,465

Does it go far here?

$46,593Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
45%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

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