The annual salary statistics of legislators in St Cloud, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in St Cloud is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in St Cloud, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $19,560 | 4.24% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $18,730 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | -8.19% | - |
| 2012 | $19,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,560, St Cloud is the lowest paying city for legislators in state of Minnesota, following city of Mankato-North Mankato (median annual salary of $25,170). Compared with the highest paying city Mankato-North Mankato, the median annual salary of legislators in St Cloud is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Mankato-North Mankato | |
| Rochester | |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Cloud |