Minnesota paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 27, 2026
Minnesota taxes wages at 5.35% to 9.85%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Minnesota comes to about $1,830 a paycheck, after $98 of Minnesota income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$1,970per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Minnesota income tax | −$111 | −$2,897 |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | −$11 | −$286 |
| Take-home | $1,970 | $51,225 |
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Minnesota taxes a paycheck
- Minnesota has four rates: 5.35, 6.80, 7.85 and 9.85 percent. The 2026 bracket amounts rose 2.369 percent over 2025 and the rates did not change.
- The 2026 standard deduction is $15,300 for single filers, $23,000 for heads of household and $30,600 for joint filers. It is reduced for people with adjusted gross income over $238,950 (the 2025 limit, the latest the Department has published): by 3 cents for every dollar over it, 10 cents for every dollar over $330,300, down to a fifth of the deduction. The calculator applies that with the 2025 limits.
- The Minnesota Paid Leave premium is 0.88 percent of wages up to $185,000 for 2026 and 2027. Employers can collect up to 0.44 percent of wages from employees.
- Pre-tax 401(k) deferrals and health insurance premiums paid through work are left out of Minnesota wages.
Minnesota has 4 tax brackets, from 5.35% up to 9.85%. A single filer gets a standard deduction of $15,300. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Minnesota taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 5.35% | $0 to $33,310 |
| 6.8% | $33,310 to $109,430 |
| 7.85% | $109,430 to $203,150 |
| 9.85% | $203,150 and up |
| Rate | Taxable income, married filing jointly |
|---|---|
| 5.35% | $0 to $48,700 |
| 6.8% | $48,700 to $193,480 |
| 7.85% | $193,480 to $337,930 |
| 9.85% | $337,930 and up |
What else comes out of a Minnesota paycheck
- Minnesota Paid Leave: 0.44% of wages, on the first $185,000.
Minnesota Paid Leave is 0.88% of wages up to $185,000 for 2026 and 2027. Employers can collect up to 0.44% from workers.
How often Minnesota employers pay
Minnesota (Minn. Stat. 181.101) requires employers to pay wages at least once every 31 days, and commissions at least once every three months. Paydays are set in advance.
More about Minnesota pay
Minnesota has four rates: 5.35, 6.80, 7.85 and 9.85 percent. The 2026 bracket amounts rose 2.369% over 2025 and the rates did not change.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Minnesota income tax | $98 | $2,557 |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | $10 | $264 |
| Take-home | $1,830 | $47,569 |
Other states
50 other states are in the paycheck tax calculator.
Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Minnesota?
About $47,569 a year, or $1,830 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Minnesota income tax $2,557, plus $264 for Minnesota Paid Leave.
Does Minnesota have a state income tax?
Yes. Minnesota taxes wages at 5.35% to 9.85%.
Does a 401(k) lower Minnesota income tax?
Yes. Minnesota leaves traditional 401(k) contributions out of taxable wages, like the federal tax does. Putting $3,600 a year in (6% of $60,000) lowers Minnesota tax by about $245.
What is the Minnesota Paid Leave deduction?
A premium that began in 2026. It is 0.88% of wages up to $185,000, and employers may take up to half of it (0.44%) from your pay.
Does a 401(k) lower Minnesota income tax?
Yes. Pre-tax 401(k) deferrals and health insurance premiums paid through work are left out of Minnesota wages.
Sources
11 sources · read October 27, 2026
Every number on this page comes from revenue.state.mn.us, pl.mn.gov, revisor.mn.gov and 1 more. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Minnesota Department of Revenue: Income tax brackets, standard deduction and dependent exemption amounts for tax year 2026revenue.state.mn.us
- 2Minnesota Department of Revenue: Minnesota standard deduction (limitation above $238,950)revenue.state.mn.us
- 3Minnesota Paid Leave: Premium rate and contributionspl.mn.gov
- 4Minnesota Paid Leave: How Paid Leave workspl.mn.gov
- 5Minnesota Statutes 181.101, wages; when duerevisor.mn.gov
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- 6IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
- 7IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 8IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 9IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
- 10IRS: Publication 15-B, Table 2-1 (health benefits through work are exempt)irs.gov
- 11IRS: Publication 15-T, Table 3 (pay periods per year)irs.gov
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