Pay and cost of living in Ramsey County, MN
Ramsey County, MN is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI labor market, and this page summarizes 64 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $55,935 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $178,080, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $25,920.
A one-bedroom apartment in Ramsey 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 $53,038 a year, and 62 of the 64 occupations listed here (97%) 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 Ramsey County, MN or against other counties.
Housing, taxes and commute in Ramsey County, MN
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Ramsey County, MN, set beside the Minnesota and national medians.
Median household income in Ramsey County, MN is $81,568, 8% below the Minnesota median of $89,062 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($17,124) equals 21.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $55,935, is 31% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Ramsey County, MN pay a median of $3,966 a year in real estate taxes, 18% above the Minnesota median of $3,357. With a median home value of $326,600, in line with the Minnesota median of $329,300, the ratio of the two medians is 1.21% a year.
Renters in Ramsey County, MN pay a median gross rent of $1,329 a month in the Census survey, 4% above the Minnesota median of $1,280. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,427; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Ramsey County, MN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 21.4 minutes each way, 6% below the Minnesota average of 22.7. 20.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.