Can a Communications Director afford to live in Minneapolis?
Excellent63% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Communications Director · Minneapolis
$153,045
Income tax (~35% effective)
United States
– $54,091
Take-home pay
$8,246/mo
$98,954
Living costs (1 person)
$3,020/mo · derived
– $36,240
Savings potential
$5,226/mo · 63% of take-home
$62,714
Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.
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How we calculated this
• Salary: BLS OES median for Communications Director, adjusted for Minneapolis.
• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~35%). Official calculator.
• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.
Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.