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Physicists salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median physicists in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $168,450 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,579 a month.

10th percentile
$136,650
25th percentile
$165,130
Median percentile
$168,450
75th percentile
$185,100
90th percentile
$286,510

Based on 80 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

$114,947 take-home a year
Gross pay$168,450
Federal income tax−$29,162
Social Security + Medicare−$12,886
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$11,455
Monthly take-home$9,579
Every two weeks$4,421

Does it go far here?

$160,701Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
15%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 physicists salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota