Hourly pay after taxes in Minnesota
$20 an hour in Minnesota comes to $1,297.39 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Minnesota Department of Revenue sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $11.41 | $781.33 | $1,693 | $20,315 |
| $18.00 | $1,178.09 | $2,553 | $30,630 |
| $20.00 | $1,297.39 | $2,811 | $33,732 |
| $22.00 | $1,415.32 | $3,067 | $36,798 |
| $25.00 | $1,590.78 | $3,447 | $41,360 |
| $30.00 | $1,883.22 | $4,080 | $48,964 |
| $35.00 | $2,151.43 | $4,661 | $55,937 |
| $40.00 | $2,403.87 | $5,208 | $62,501 |
| $50.00 | $2,908.75 | $6,302 | $75,628 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Minnesota starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,590.78.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Minnesota income tax | $91.27 |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | $8.80 |
Minnesota taxes income at graduated rates of 5.35, 6.8, 7.85, and 9.85 percent. Minnesota Paid Leave began on January 1, 2026, with a premium of 0.88 percent of wages, and employers may take up to half of it, 0.44 percent, from a worker's pay on wages up to $184,500. Beyond those two state lines, federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare come out.
Minnesota stacks a paid leave line on four income tax rates, and no city or county adds to it.
What changes your number
Minnesota's four rates reach as high as 9.85 percent, so its state share grows faster than pay as you move down the table. The leave premium stays steady at up to 0.44 percent of wages.
Form W-4MN allows an allowance for yourself, one for a spouse, one for head of household, and one for each dependent. The leave program is new in 2026, so check that your employer takes the worker's half and no more. Overtime and tips are taxed like regular pay.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Minnesota comes to $999.15.
The minimum wage in Minnesota
The minimum wage in Minnesota is $11.41 an hour, and a full-time worker at $11.41 takes home about $1,693 a month. It rises to $11.87 on Jan 1, 2027. Minneapolis and St. Paul set higher city minimums, and a 90-day training wage of $9.31 for workers under 20 is allowed in 2026.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Minnesota Department of Revenue, "2026 Minnesota Withholding Tax Instructions and Tables" ("Start using this booklet Jan. 1, 2026"), Computer Formula, page 34 (www.revenue.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2025-12/wh-inst-26.pdf, fetched and read Oct 29, 2026).
Disability: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), "Paid Leave confirms premium rate, remains on track for launch in 2026" (content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDEED/bulletins/3d3828d, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "the premium rate will be 0.88 percent" and "Employers may deduct the employee portion of Paid Leave premiums from paychecks starting January 1, 2026"; DEED news release "Paid Leave Premium Rate Unchanged for 2027" (July 31, 2026; content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDEED/bulletins/422fdf7): "employers can continue to collect up to 0.44% from employees in 2027"; Minnesota Statutes 268B.14, subd. 3 (employers pay at least 50 percent) and subd. 4 (wages subject to premium capped at the Social Security taxable maximum, $184,500 for 2026 per data/federal.json). The program's own premium page (pl.mn.gov/resources/calculators/premium-rate-and-contributions) and mn.gov/deed/paidleave refused automated requests on Oct 29, 2026.
Local taxes: Minnesota Statutes 477A.016, "New taxes prohibited" (www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/477A.016, read Oct 29, 2026): "No county, city, town or other taxing authority shall increase a present tax or impose a new tax on sales or income." Local sales taxes exist only by special law; no Minnesota city or county taxes wages.
Minimum wage: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, "Minimum wage in Minnesota" (www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minimum-wage-minnesota, fetched Oct 29, 2026): $11.41 an hour as of Jan. 1, 2026; $11.87 an hour as of Jan. 1, 2027 (inflation adjustment); 90-day training wage for workers under 20: $9.31 (2026), $9.68 (2027). Minneapolis and St. Paul have higher city minimum wages. Tipped workers: "No employer may take a tip credit against minimum wages in Minnesota," so the tipped minimum equals the minimum wage.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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