Riggers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $87K, rent takes 31.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,709/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,600/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new riggers typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,910/month. At HUD’s $1,709/month FMR, rent would take 59% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 39% above the national median — $87K here vs. $63K nationally.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pays $87K median vs. the U.S. average of $63K — that’s +39%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 104.82), the purchasing-power equivalent is $83K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $87,120 a year, that works out to about $42 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,500, and experienced riggers can clear $106,090. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,432/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,709/month, which eats 31.5% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington has a Regional Price Parity of 104.82 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median riggers salary is worth about $83,114 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.