SOC 25-9099 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in St. Cloud, MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in St. Cloud, MN is $49,830. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $69,800. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$49,830

10th percentile
$47,640
25th percentile
$49,830
Median
$49,830
75th percentile
$55,970
90th percentile
$69,800
Mean
$54,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $69,800. The difference is $22,160, which is 44.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,830 to the 75th at $55,970, covers $6,140.

The mean annual wage is $54,840, which sits above the median of $49,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Cloud, MN median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $50,890 for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,863, which is 11.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $54,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other at $56,863 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. St. Cloud, MN ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $58,590 and employment of 1,030. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,895, against $56,863 here.
  • Mankato, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $54,950 and employment of 30. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,414, against $56,863 here.
  • Rochester, MN is 155 miles away, with a median of $38,400 and employment of 50. That median is 22.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,281, against $56,863 here.

Employment share

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (50 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (118,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN · Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in St. Cloud, MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in St. Cloud, MN is $49,830. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $69,800. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other?

The local median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $50,890.

What is Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay in St. Cloud, MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,830 is $56,863. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Cloud, MN compare with nearby metros for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $58,590. St. Cloud, MN ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.