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Salaries & Cost of Living in Scott County, MN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 79 occupations in Scott County, MN.

Jobs listed
79
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Median of medians
$61,970
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,427
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
97%
77 of 79
Household income
$119,314
Census median per year
Property tax
$4,230
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Scott County, MN

Scott County, MN is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI labor market, and this page summarizes 79 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $61,970 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 Scott 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 $54,138 a year, and 77 of the 79 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 Scott County, MN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Scott County, MN

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Scott County, MN, set beside the Minnesota and national medians.

Median household income in Scott County, MN is $119,314, 34% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($17,124) equals 14.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $61,970, is 48% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Scott County, MN pay a median of $4,230 a year in real estate taxes, 26% above the Minnesota median of $3,357. With a median home value of $419,400, 27% above the Minnesota median of $329,300, the ratio of the two medians is 1.01% a year.

Renters in Scott County, MN pay a median gross rent of $1,568 a month in the Census survey, 23% 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 Scott County, MN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 24.8 minutes each way, 9% above the Minnesota average of 22.7. 19.7% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Scott County, MN, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 79.

Occupations in Scott County, MN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$178,080$121,563$8,125
2Marketing Managers$173,040$118,391$7,861
3Financial Managers$165,620$113,902$7,487
4Lawyers$159,620$110,272$7,184
5Sales Managers$158,100$109,353$7,108
6Software Developers$130,920$92,909$5,738
7Medical and Health Services Managers$126,880$90,465$5,534
8Computer Systems Analysts$112,090$81,273$4,768
9Industrial Engineers$104,730$76,596$4,378
10General and Operations Managers$103,570$75,859$4,317
11Financial and Investment Analysts$103,350$75,719$4,305
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,290$75,681$4,302
13Registered Nurses$103,040$75,522$4,289
14Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$101,630$74,626$4,214
15Management Analysts$101,560$74,581$4,210
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$97,910$72,262$4,017
17Project Management Specialists$97,860$72,230$4,014
18Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$97,670$72,109$4,004
19Accountants and Auditors$86,500$65,011$3,413
20Insurance Sales Agents$84,670$63,848$3,316
21Buyers and Purchasing Agents$82,710$62,602$3,212
22Electricians$81,890$62,081$3,169
23Human Resources Specialists$80,330$61,090$3,086
24Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,030$60,899$3,070
25First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,820$60,765$3,059
26Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730$60,708$3,054
27Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,010$60,251$3,016
28Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,470$59,908$2,987
29Training and Development Specialists$78,430$59,882$2,985
30First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,410$59,869$2,984
31Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$77,120$59,050$2,916
32Paralegals and Legal Assistants$76,220$58,478$2,868
33Carpenters$74,060$57,105$2,754
34Public Relations Specialists$73,780$56,927$2,739
35First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$72,140$55,885$2,652
36Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,660$51,767$2,309
37Computer User Support Specialists$64,890$51,277$2,268
38Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,200$50,836$2,231
39Machinists$62,070$49,270$2,101
40Construction Laborers$61,970$49,196$2,095
41Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,490$48,108$2,004
42Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,470$48,093$2,003
43Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,900$46,938$1,907
44Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$57,790$46,122$1,839
45Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$54,080$43,393$1,611
46Medical Assistants$52,570$42,283$1,519
47Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,870$41,768$1,476
48First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,760$41,687$1,469
49Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$50,390$40,679$1,385
50Bus Drivers, School$50,240$40,569$1,376