How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $37,900 and the 90th percentile is $56,450. The difference is $18,550, which is 38.8% 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 $44,200 to the 75th at $54,060, covers $9,860.

The mean annual wage is $47,690, which sits below the median of $47,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,848, which is 12.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% lower than the Minnesota median of $50,070.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $53,848 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 3rd of 3 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 160 miles away, with a median of $53,420 and employment of 920. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,963, against $53,848 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $49,860 and employment of 60. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,731, against $53,848 here.

Employment share

Medical Equipment Preparers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (80 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.