Updated October 2, 2026. Quick answer: For tax year 2026 Minnesota’s four income tax rates are 5.35%, 6.80%, 7.85% and 9.85%. A single filer pays 5.35% on taxable income up to $33,310 and 9.85% on the part above $203,150. The Department of Revenue moved the bracket thresholds up by 2.369 percent from 2025 and left the rates alone.
The 2026 Minnesota brackets by filing status
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Married filing separately | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.35% | Up to $33,310 | Up to $48,700 | Up to $24,350 | Up to $41,010 |
| 6.80% | Over $33,310 up to $109,430 | Over $48,700 up to $193,480 | Over $24,350 up to $96,740 | Over $41,010 up to $164,800 |
| 7.85% | Over $109,430 up to $203,150 | Over $193,480 up to $337,930 | Over $96,740 up to $168,965 | Over $164,800 up to $270,060 |
| 9.85% | Over $203,150 | Over $337,930 | Over $168,965 | Over $270,060 |
The Department of Revenue published these on December 16, 2025 for tax year 2026, and says most taxpayers will use them when filing in 2027. The release states that the state’s brackets “will change by 2.369 percent from tax year 2025”. It also says “The married separate brackets are half the married joint amount after adjusting for inflation.” The table shows that: each married filing separately threshold is half the joint one, which this page checks.
Why the thresholds moved and the rates did not
The release explains the mechanism: “The brackets are adjusted annually by an inflation factor, rounded to the nearest $10”, based on the change in the U.S. Chained Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers. It adds “The adjustment does not change the Minnesota tax rate that applies to each income bracket.” In practice a raise that only keeps pace with inflation is less likely to push income into a higher bracket than it would be without indexing.
A worked example for a single filer
As a computed example (an illustration, not a source figure), take a single filer with $60,000 of Minnesota taxable income in 2026. The first $33,310 is taxed at 5.35% and the remaining part at 6.80%: $3,597 (computed, rounded to the dollar). Taxable income is the figure after deductions, so the starting point is not your salary.
The 2026 standard deduction and dependent exemption
| Item | 2026 amount |
|---|---|
| Single | $15,300 |
| Married filing separately | $15,300 |
| Married filing jointly | $30,600 |
| Head of household | $23,000 |
| Dependent exemption | $5,300 |
These are the amounts the same release lists for those who take the standard deduction or the dependent exemption at the state level. The release points to the department’s website for the extra amounts for people who are blind or 65 and over.
Common mistakes
- Applying the 2025 thresholds to a 2026 return. Every threshold moved by the indexing factor.
- Reading the top rate as applying to all income. 9.85% applies only to the part of taxable income above the top threshold.
- Mixing up filing statuses: married filing separately thresholds are half the joint amounts, not the single amounts.
- Starting from gross income. The brackets apply to Minnesota taxable income.
Related: how Minnesota taxes retirement income, whether Minnesota taxes pensions, whether Minnesota taxes Social Security, and the federal 2026 tax brackets.
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Sources
- Minnesota Department of Revenue, income tax brackets, standard deduction and dependent exemption amounts for tax year 2026 (December 16, 2025): https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/mndor-pp/21641?type=html
- Minnesota Department of Revenue (where later updates appear; no figure on this page comes from it): https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/
Sources: the primary documents linked above, read on October 2, 2026. General information, not tax advice. Your own facts decide the outcome, and a preparer, the plan administrator or the agency itself is the right place to confirm anything consequential.