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Salaries & Cost of Living in Hennepin County, MN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 44 occupations in Hennepin County, MN.

Jobs listed
44
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Median of medians
$55,935
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,427
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
42 of 44

Pay and cost of living in Hennepin County, MN

Hennepin County, MN is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI labor market, and this page summarizes 44 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $55,935 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $165,620, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $25,920.

A one-bedroom apartment in Hennepin County, MN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,427 a month and a two-bedroom $1,734. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $24,059 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,220 a year, and 42 of the 44 occupations listed here (95%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Hennepin County, MN or against other counties.

All jobs in Hennepin County, MN, highest paying first

Showing 1–44 of 44.

Occupations in Hennepin County, MN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$165,620$113,902$7,487
2Lawyers$159,620$110,272$7,184
3Software Developers$130,920$92,909$5,738
4Industrial Engineers$104,730$76,596$4,378
5General and Operations Managers$103,570$75,859$4,317
6Registered Nurses$103,040$75,522$4,289
7Management Analysts$101,560$74,581$4,210
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$97,910$72,262$4,017
9Project Management Specialists$97,860$72,230$4,014
10Accountants and Auditors$86,500$65,011$3,413
11Human Resources Specialists$80,330$61,090$3,086
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730$60,708$3,054
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,010$60,251$3,016
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,470$59,908$2,987
15First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,410$59,869$2,984
16Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$77,120$59,050$2,916
17Carpenters$74,060$57,105$2,754
18Computer User Support Specialists$64,890$51,277$2,268
19Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,200$50,836$2,231
20Construction Laborers$61,970$49,196$2,095
21Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,470$48,093$2,003
22Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$57,790$46,122$1,839
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$54,080$43,393$1,611
24First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,760$41,687$1,469
25Light Truck Drivers$49,670$40,150$1,341
26Customer Service Representatives$49,480$40,010$1,329
27Office Clerks, General$48,790$39,502$1,287
28Nursing Assistants$48,020$38,936$1,240
29Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,320$38,418$1,197
30Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,200$38,328$1,189
31Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,160$38,298$1,187
32First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,110$37,511$1,121
33Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,310$36,911$1,071
34Security Guards$43,430$35,501$953
35Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,800$33,528$789
36Cooks, Restaurant$39,640$32,658$717
37Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,860$32,073$668
38Stockers and Order Fillers$37,440$31,008$579
39Retail Salespersons$36,670$30,431$531
40Cashiers$35,760$29,748$474
41Food Preparation Workers$35,100$29,253$433
42Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,040$27,708$304
43Bartenders$27,600$23,627−$36
44Waiters and Waitresses$25,920$22,333−$144