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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Minnesota

The median waiters and waitresses in Minnesota earns $25,470 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,738 a month.

10th percentile
$23,150
25th percentile
$23,370
Median percentile
$25,470
75th percentile
$31,940
90th percentile
$41,800

Based on 37,630 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

$20,853 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,470
Federal income tax−$937
Social Security + Medicare−$1,948
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$1,732
Monthly take-home$1,738
Every two weeks$802

Does it go far here?

$25,826Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
74%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 waiters and waitresses salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota