Salary guide, May 2025

Setup Technician pay in St. Cloud, MN

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The median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in St. Cloud, MN was $45,100 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $37,820 and $49,870.

The St. Cloud, MN median is $4,990 above the national median of $40,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-9199 Production Workers, All Other

The Setup Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about st. Cloud, MN?

Production Workers, All Other in St. Cloud, MN: median $45,100; published 25th to 75th percentile $37,820 to $49,870.

Annual wage percentiles, St. Cloud, MN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28,560	$37,820	$45,100	$49,870	$56,410

Production Workers, All Other in St. Cloud, MN: median $21.68; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.18 to $23.98.

Hourly wage percentiles, St. Cloud, MN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.73	$18.18	$21.68	$23.98	$27.12

BLS estimated 50 workers employed in this occupation in St. Cloud, MN. Location quotient: 0.27.

What should you know about united States?

Production Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $40,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $36,030 to $49,010.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31,200	$36,030	$40,110	$49,010	$61,530

Production Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $19.29; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.32 to $23.56.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$15.00	$17.32	$19.29	$23.56	$29.58

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Setup Technician median is $45,100. The all-occupations median in St. Cloud, MN is $50,840. Ratio: 0.89 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.27 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Setup Technician in St. Cloud, MN, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$39,060	$47,300	$52,130
May 2025	$37,820	$45,100	$49,870

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-9199 Production Workers, All Other, St. Cloud, MN. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-9199 Production Workers, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Setup Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,120	$41,100 to $54,530
Fargo, ND-MN	$44,880	$41,600 to $46,400

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