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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median waiters and waitresses in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $25,920 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,766 a month.

10th percentile
$23,260
25th percentile
$23,650
Median percentile
$25,920
75th percentile
$33,120
90th percentile
$43,280

Based on 25,620 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

$21,193 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,920
Federal income tax−$982
Social Security + Medicare−$1,983
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$1,763
Monthly take-home$1,766
Every two weeks$815

Does it go far here?

$24,728Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
82%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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