Elementary School Teachers salary in Minneapolis, MN

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Minneapolis, MN: $63,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,440 – $96,770 · about 15,190 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$1,170 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Minneapolis

With Minneapolis's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $63,600 has the buying power of about $60,977 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,673 · median home $393,774 · median rent $1,721/mo.

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How Minneapolis ranks for this job

On raw pay, Minneapolis, MN is 80th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Minneapolis's cost of living is applied, it ranks 129th.

The headline number flatters Minneapolis. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, elementary school teachers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Minneapolis

A median home in Minneapolis, MN costs $393,774 — about 6.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,721/mo works out at 32% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Minneapolis.

Metro	Median pay	vs Minneapolis	Rent vs Minneapolis
Merced, CA	$105,090	+65%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+63%	1.9×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+63%	1.7×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+59%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in MN

Metro	Median pay	vs Minneapolis	Rent vs Minneapolis
Duluth, MN	$61,760	−3%	0.8×

Staying in MN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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