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Opticians, Dispensing salary in Minnesota

The median opticians, dispensing in Minnesota earns $48,020 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,125 a month.

10th percentile
$36,920
25th percentile
$42,310
Median percentile
$48,020
75th percentile
$56,420
90th percentile
$67,490

Based on 1,490 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

$37,499 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,020
Federal income tax−$3,582
Social Security + Medicare−$3,674
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,265
Monthly take-home$3,125
Every two weeks$1,442

Does it go far here?

$48,691Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
41%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 opticians, dispensing salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota