SOC 43-9081 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Proofreaders and Copy Markers make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Proofreaders and Copy Markers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $52,250. The 10th percentile is $42,720 and the 90th percentile is $57,590. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$52,250
- 10th percentile
- $42,720
- 25th percentile
- $49,450
- Median
- $52,250
- 75th percentile
- $57,350
- 90th percentile
- $57,590
- Mean
- $52,830
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Proofreaders and Copy Markers, the published 10th percentile is $42,720 and the 90th percentile is $57,590. The difference is $14,870, which is 28.5% 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 $49,450 to the 75th at $57,350, covers $7,900.
The mean annual wage is $52,830, which sits above the median of $52,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 2.2% higher than the national median of $51,120 for Proofreaders and Copy Markers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,846, which is 2.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.7% higher than the Minnesota median of $49,450.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Proofreaders and Copy Markers at $49,846 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Proofreaders and Copy Markers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Proofreaders and Copy Markers 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 Proofreaders and Copy Markers make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Proofreaders and Copy Markers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $52,250. The 10th percentile is $42,720 and the 90th percentile is $57,590.
How does that compare with the national median for Proofreaders and Copy Markers?
The local median is 2.2% higher than the national median of $51,120.
What is Proofreaders and Copy Markers pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,250 is $49,846. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.