United States · Minnesota · Updated for 2026
Minnesota paycheck calculator 2026
On Minnesota’s median pay of $56,920 in 2026, a single filer in Minnesota takes home $45,317.61 a year ($1,742.98 every two weeks), after $4,650.40 federal income tax, $4,354.38 Social Security and Medicare, and $2,597.61 of Minnesota tax and payroll contributions.
Change the pay, schedule, filing status or deductions below to see your own paycheck. It works as a Minnesota salary calculator too: type a yearly salary or an hourly rate.
Take-home pay, 2026 · Minnesota · single · paid every two weeks
$1,742.98 a paycheck
$45,317.61 a year · $3,776.47 a month · $21.79 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,189.23 | $56,920.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$178.86 | −$4,650.40 |
| Social Security | −$135.73 | −$3,529.04 |
| Medicare | −$31.74 | −$825.34 |
| Minnesota income tax | −$90.28 | −$2,347.17 |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | −$9.63 | −$250.45 |
| Take-home pay | $1,742.98 | $45,317.61 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $56,920 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $40,820.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $28,420 | $3,410.40 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $4,650.40 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,529.04 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $825.34 a year.
Minnesota tax
Minnesota taxes $56,920 of your pay, less the $15,300 standard deduction: $41,620 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.35% bracket | $33,310 | $1,782.09 |
| 6.8% bracket | $8,310 | $565.08 |
Minnesota income tax: $2,347.17 a year.
Minnesota Paid Leave: $250.45 a year.
Taken from every paycheck, besides income tax: Minnesota Paid Leave: 0.44% of pay up to $185,000.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 20.4%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 26.9%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 27 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 73 cents.
What are Minnesota’s income tax rates for 2026?
Minnesota taxes income in 4 brackets, from 5.35% to 9.85%, on your income less Minnesota’s own standard deduction. Each filing status has its own brackets:
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.35% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 6.8% | over $33,310 | over $48,700 | over $41,010 |
| 7.85% | over $109,430 | over $193,480 | over $164,800 |
| 9.85% | over $203,150 | over $337,930 | over $270,060 |
Standard deduction: $15,300 single, $30,600 married filing jointly and $23,000 head of household. Above $244,400 of income it shrinks. Minnesota has no personal exemption for you or your spouse. Working Family Credit: 4% of your pay up to $9,690, so at most $387.60, less 12% of income over $32,680 ($38,770 for a joint return). It is paid back even when no tax is due.
Also taken from pay, besides income tax: Minnesota Paid Leave, 0.44% of pay up to $185,000.
How much tax do I pay on $56,920 in Minnesota?
$56,920 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Minnesota (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $56,920.00 | $2,189.23 |
| Federal income tax | $4,650.40 | $178.86 |
| Social Security | $3,529.04 | $135.73 |
| Medicare | $825.34 | $31.74 |
| Minnesota income tax | $2,347.17 | $90.28 |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | $250.45 | $9.63 |
| Take-home pay | $45,317.61 | $1,742.98 |
Effective rate: 20.4% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 27 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Minnesota?
Minnesota’s rates start at 5.35%, and its top rate of 9.85% applies above $203,150 of taxable income for a single filer.
Low earners get the Working Family Credit, worth up to $387.60 for a worker with no children. It is gone for a single filer at about $35,910 of income. This calculator assumes you are 19 to 64 and not claimed as someone else’s dependent, which a filer without children needs to qualify; with children the credit is larger.
Minnesota Paid Leave started on January 1, 2026. Employers may take up to 0.44% of pay from each paycheck for it, on pay up to $185,000, so at most $814 a year. Some employers pay it all; this estimate assumes the most.
Minnesota cities and counties do not tax wages.
How does Minnesota compare with Wisconsin and Iowa?
The same $56,920 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $2,597.61 | $45,317.61 | $1,742.98 |
| Wisconsin | $1,917.75 | $45,997.47 | $1,769.13 |
| Iowa | $1,511.16 | $46,404.06 | $1,784.77 |
You take home $679.86 a year less in Minnesota than in Wisconsin.
You take home $1,086.45 a year less in Minnesota than in Iowa.
What does this calculator leave out in Minnesota?
- The child tax credit and the larger Working Family Credit for parents, which depend on your children.
- Dependent exemptions, the renter’s credit and the homestead credit refund, which depend on more than your pay.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
- Alabama state income tax
- Alaska no income tax
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- Arkansas state income tax
- California state income tax
- Colorado state income tax
- Connecticut state income tax
- Delaware state income tax
- District of Columbia state income tax
- Florida no income tax
- Georgia state income tax
- Hawaii state income tax
- Idaho state income tax
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- Maine state income tax
- Maryland state income tax
- Massachusetts state income tax
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- Montana state income tax
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- Nevada no income tax
- New Hampshire no income tax
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- Oregon state income tax
- Pennsylvania state income tax
- Rhode Island state income tax
- South Carolina state income tax
- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
- Utah state income tax
- Vermont state income tax
- Virginia state income tax
- Washington no income tax
- West Virginia state income tax
- Wisconsin state income tax
- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Minnesota after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Minnesota minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Minnesota
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Minnesota?
On $56,920 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $178.86 federal income tax, $167.48 Social Security and Medicare and $99.91 for Minnesota (tax and payroll contributions) a paycheck, leaving $1,742.98.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Minnesota?
$73,463.40 a year, or $2,825.52 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Minnesota state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Minnesota withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Minnesota’s income tax rates in 2026?
5.35%, 6.8%, 7.85% and 9.85%. For a single filer the first rate covers the first $33,310 of taxable income, and the top rate starts above $203,150.
What is the Minnesota Paid Leave deduction on my paycheck?
Your share of the premium for Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program, which pays benefits from 2026. Employers may take up to 0.44% of your pay for it, on pay up to $185,000.
Does Minnesota tax military pay?
No. Minnesota residents subtract their active-duty military pay, including Active Guard Reserve pay. Civilian employees of the military cannot.