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What moves with you from Minnesota to Massachusetts: your licence, your take-home pay, and the programs that pay people to come. Every line below is computed from the two states' rules.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Massachusetts leaves you roughly $1,137 a year more than Minnesota does, because Massachusetts's rate is lower.
| Salary | Minnesota state tax | Massachusetts state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,758 | $2,000 | +$758 |
| $60,000 | $4,137 | $3,000 | +$1,137 |
| $90,000 | $6,206 | $4,500 | +$1,706 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Massachusetts: plus 4% on income above about $1 million. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Minnesota to Massachusetts
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Minnesota certificate stays on the Minnesota Department of Health, Nursing Assistant Registry; to work in Massachusetts you apply to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: Minnesota to Massachusetts
Endorsement needed. Neither Minnesota nor Massachusetts is in the Nurse Licensure Compact. You apply to the Massachusetts Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement: verification of your Minnesota licence through Nursys, a fingerprint background check and the fee. Start before you give notice; six to twelve weeks is normal.
Electrician: Minnesota to Massachusetts
Exam required. Massachusetts licenses electricians through the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians and does not reciprocate with any state. Your Minnesota hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry before you move and book the Massachusetts exam early.
CDL: Minnesota to Massachusetts
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Massachusetts resident you surrender the Minnesota CDL at a Massachusetts driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Massachusetts. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Massachusetts pay you to come?
No statewide program in Massachusetts pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Going the other way? Minnesota has Harmony new-home rebate. See moving from Massachusetts to Minnesota.
Openings filed in Massachusetts
67 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Massachusetts employers who could not fill them locally.
- Field Sales ConsultantSunrun · Springfield
- Senior Asset Manager-LIHTCBank of America · Boston
- FarmworkerCupp & Sons, LLC · Littleton · $15.29/hr
- Director, Treasury Sales Officer IIBank of America · Boston
- Financial Solutions Advisor - Boston MarketBank of America · Boston
- VP, Treasury Sales Officer IBank of America · Boston
Your own route from Minnesota to Massachusetts
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From Minnesota to the states next to Massachusetts
New Hampshire (no state income tax) · Vermont (progressive, top rate 8.75%) · New York (progressive, top rate 10.9%) · Connecticut (progressive, top rate 6.99%) · Rhode Island (progressive, top rate 5.99%)
To Massachusetts from the states next to Minnesota
North Dakota · South Dakota · Iowa · Wisconsin
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