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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $76,220 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,772 a month.

10th percentile
$49,230
25th percentile
$60,310
Median percentile
$76,220
75th percentile
$86,950
90th percentile
$105,220

Based on 5,990 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

$57,268 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,220
Federal income tax−$7,938
Social Security + Medicare−$5,831
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,183
Monthly take-home$4,772
Every two weeks$2,203

Does it go far here?

$72,714Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
30%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota