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Salaries in Minnesota: pay for 733 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Minnesota had a median pay of $56,920 a year ($27.36 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,949,820 jobs counted. That is 12% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Minnesota

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Minnesota, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$81,600$39.2330,530
Actorsnot published$18.95520
Actuaries$128,100$61.591,170
Acupuncturists$69,690$33.51210
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$56,540$27.18120
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$126,360$60.75120
Administrative Services Managers$137,290$66.007,560
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$76,800$36.922,880
Advertising Sales Agents$62,660$30.131,750
Advertising and Promotions Managers$126,920$61.02110
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$71,240$34.25not published
Aerospace Engineers$159,060$76.47140
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletesnot publishednot published40
Agricultural Engineers$115,940$55.7460
Agricultural Equipment Operators$48,520$23.33900
Agricultural Inspectors$77,150$37.09180
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$100,410not published280
Agricultural Technicians$57,310$27.55530
Air Traffic Controllers$176,840$85.02680
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$53,100$25.53170
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,980$39.412,390
Aircraft Service Attendants$46,930$22.56380
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470not published2,960
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$32,670$15.71not published
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,830$14.827,880
Anesthesiologists$496,510$238.71870
Animal Breeders$47,900$23.03170
Animal Caretakers$36,430$17.514,250
Animal Scientists$88,640$42.62100
Animal Trainers$41,690$20.04300
Anthropologists and Archeologists$65,920$31.69140
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$97,660not published90
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,940$48.052,340
Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,680$33.981,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,130$82.754,580
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$95,560not published120
Archivists$65,740$31.6190
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$81,580not published280
Art Directors$109,700$52.74920
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,760not published1,310
Athletic Trainers$65,390not published820
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$106,270$51.0950
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,900not published90
Audio and Video Technicians$53,800$25.86960
Audiologists$102,130$49.10290
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$54,330$26.1240
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,970$29.312,910
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,800$22.98480
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,390$28.0711,980
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,470$18.021,230
Avionics Technicians$55,660$26.76not published
Bailiffs$49,890$23.9840
Bakers$40,210$19.332,660
Barbers$53,990$25.96260
Bartenders$26,900$12.9324,420
Bicycle Repairers$35,210$16.93180
Bill and Account Collectors$49,580$23.842,860
Billing and Posting Clerks$55,810$26.836,300
Biochemists and Biophysicists$81,280$39.08190
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$127,730$61.411,230
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,880not published780
Biological Scientists, All Other$76,400$36.73750
Biological Technicians$48,130$23.141,400
Boilermakers$96,190$46.25140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,600$26.2526,850
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$95,220$45.781,040
Bridge and Lock Tenders$74,420$35.7860
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$43,530$20.93750
Broadcast Technicians$46,790$22.49330
Brokerage Clerks$62,110$29.86960
Budget Analysts$85,970$41.33450
Bus Drivers, School$48,940$23.5313,110
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$50,200$24.132,610
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,840$32.147,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,820$37.4116,410
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$95,820not published980
Butchers and Meat Cutters$43,930$21.121,590
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$80,370$38.6410,960
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,740$23.432,340
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$60,360$29.02400
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$51,420$24.72300
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$80,920$38.90110
Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more420
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$71,520$34.38950
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$81,460not published160
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,920$36.981,510
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$71,650not published880
Cargo and Freight Agents$58,650$28.201,380
Carpenters$64,930$31.2214,930
Carpet Installers$85,910$41.30not published
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$99,850$48.00100
Cashiers$34,620$16.6558,190
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$66,830$32.133,070
Chefs and Head Cooks$62,600$30.101,730
Chemical Engineers$107,670$51.77210
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$53,340$25.641,170
Chemical Plant and System Operators$66,500$31.97150
Chemical Technicians$62,400$30.00870
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$104,380not published430
Chemists$99,280$47.731,680
Chief Executives$195,670$94.076,740
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$67,450$32.436,540
Childcare Workers$35,520$17.0811,570
Chiropractors$79,510$38.231,160
Choreographers$74,810$35.9740
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,690$37.832,030
Civil Engineers$101,480$48.794,710
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,350$37.675,530
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,580$18.074,460
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$42,600$20.4870
Clergy$61,230$29.441,160
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$74,440$35.797,190
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$107,030$51.461,290
Coaches and Scouts$48,050not published4,680
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,210$25.103,430
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$52,820$25.4080
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,570$23.83360
Commercial Pilots$98,630not published910
Commercial and Industrial Designers$94,370$45.37590
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$54,500$26.20not published
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$83,380not published450
Community Health Workers$47,560$22.871,260
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,050$25.994,010
Compensation and Benefits Managers$163,390$78.55360
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$78,770$37.87not published
Compliance Officers$85,920$41.316,140
Computer Hardware Engineers$134,300$64.57770
Computer Network Architects$133,270$64.072,040
Computer Network Support Specialists$76,000$36.542,930
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$56,780$27.304,290
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$74,190$35.671,250
Computer Occupations, All Other$91,750$44.114,180
Computer Programmers$107,250$51.562,070
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,710not published480
Computer Systems Analysts$106,350$51.1311,330
Computer User Support Specialists$63,630$30.5915,320
Computer and Information Research Scientists$135,850$65.3130
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,380$84.8010,970
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,540$24.301,720
Concierges$36,880$17.73not published
Conservation Scientists$71,280$34.27770
Construction Laborers$60,260$28.9728,530
Construction Managers$123,400$59.335,800
Construction and Building Inspectors$88,670$42.631,390
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$90,820$43.66420
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$76,640$36.85710
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,000$20.68460
Cooks, All Other$36,850$17.7280
Cooks, Fast Food$34,120$16.415,190
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,460$20.907,890
Cooks, Restaurant$38,590$18.5526,080
Cooks, Short Order$32,150$15.46870
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,910$22.56100
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,040$31.755,350
Cost Estimators$80,810$38.854,310
Costume Attendants$52,000$25.0080
Counselors, All Other$47,740$22.95650
Counter and Rental Clerks$44,850$21.564,710
Couriers and Messengers$44,860$21.57440
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$83,680$40.23320
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$56,520$27.185,360
Craft Artists$27,560$13.25140
Crane and Tower Operators$80,930$38.91370
Credit Analysts$82,630$39.731,110
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$61,000$29.3370
Credit Counselors$62,160$29.89580
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$83,060not published100
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$48,100$23.13260
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,550$27.19660
Curators$53,920$25.93220
Customer Service Representatives$48,800$23.4653,340
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$46,570$22.3940
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,260$28.011,130
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,770$23.936,130
Dancersnot published$16.75160
Data Entry Keyers$44,280$21.291,360
Data Scientists$128,800$61.924,020
Database Administrators$100,700$48.421,020
Database Architects$133,050$63.961,240
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$34,180$16.431,400
Dental Assistants$65,270$31.385,980
Dental Hygienists$103,970$49.994,110
Dental Laboratory Technicians$56,090$26.97390
Dentists, All Other Specialistsnot publishednot published580
Dentists, General$219,200$105.392,370
Dermatologists$625,790$300.86260
Desktop Publishers$54,930$26.4190
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$80,000$38.461,970
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$102,850$49.451,710
Dietetic Technicians$47,610$22.89170
Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,540$37.281,180
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$29,210$14.047,220
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$50,110$24.09760
Dishwashers$34,060$16.388,710
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,220$28.472,760
Drafters, All Other$63,220$30.39170
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,010$22.60110
Driver/Sales Workers$32,980$15.869,750
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,290$29.461,050
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$63,790$30.67340
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$108,460not published250
Economists$105,120$50.54500
Editors$62,650$30.121,970
Education Administrators, All Other$88,330$42.47900
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,000not published4,120
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,740$50.362,110
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,950not published950
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,020$29.821,010
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,640$26.271,480
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,600$31.064,200
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$58,690$28.2260
Electrical Engineers$109,510$52.653,150
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$104,180$50.092,190
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,280$37.641,540
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$77,330$37.18250
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$78,690$37.8340
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,220$38.571,240
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$99,900$48.03not published
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,720$22.946,750
Electricians$78,160$37.5814,350
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$61,670$29.65400
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$49,740$23.91250
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$112,390$54.031,200
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,350not published26,640
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$128,020$61.55550
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,820$30.202,910
Emergency Management Directors$106,880$51.39190
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,090$23.123,160
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940$187.95990
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$58,820$28.28270
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$108,390not published560
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$81,290$39.08670
Engineers, All Other$108,850$52.331,290
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,200not published920
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$18.5490
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$32,150$15.46750
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$107,660$51.76480
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,110$28.9050
Environmental Engineers$115,750$55.651,080
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$93,640not published120
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$65,320$31.41450
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$88,000$42.312,260
Epidemiologists$104,460$50.22310
Etchers and Engravers$46,280$22.25210
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$61,260$29.45520
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,470$37.737,970
Exercise Physiologists$67,230$32.32250
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,620$20.977,010
Extraction Workers, All Other$47,070$22.6340
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,830$24.92900
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$52,600$25.29410
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,070$25.03560
Facilities Managers$109,720$52.753,000
Family Medicine Physicians$280,030$134.631,820
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,040$27.901,620
Farm Labor Contractors$50,730$24.39not published
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$65,900$31.68160
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$38,080$18.311,200
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$46,020$22.12580
Fashion Designers$42,110$20.25420
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,370$15.0858,970
Fence Erectors$57,260$27.53not published
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$37,410$17.99not published
File Clerks$46,640$22.43760
Film and Video Editors$53,150$25.55200
Financial Clerks, All Other$60,580$29.12200
Financial Examiners$104,260$50.121,280
Financial Managers$163,410$78.5616,680
Financial Risk Specialists$105,420$50.681,190
Financial Specialists, All Other$83,280$40.04820
Financial and Investment Analysts$102,990$49.527,450
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$61,730$29.68not published
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$84,410$40.58230
Firefighters$38,110$18.325,810
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,610$46.9313,580
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$96,720$46.50750
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,410$24.241,800
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$81,480$39.17230
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$78,800$37.891,120
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,270$21.7720,760
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$52,490$25.24770
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$53,510$25.732,270
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$62,280$29.94not published
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$87,160$41.909,110
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$88,510$42.552,130
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,440$36.7521,690
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,160$24.602,530
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$118,750$57.092,870
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,550$37.7613,380
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$80,600$38.75190
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,770$23.4521,530
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$58,540$28.141,260
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,430$32.909,410
Flight Attendants$61,230not published4,050
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$59,380$28.55490
Floor Sanders and Finishers$62,940$30.26not published
Floral Designers$37,190$17.88580
Food Batchmakers$42,940$20.647,660
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$47,250$22.721,410
Food Preparation Workers$34,850$16.7624,620
Food Processing Workers, All Other$41,800$20.102,000
Food Science Technicians$57,940$27.86380
Food Scientists and Technologists$99,280$47.73670
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,000$17.3111,090
Food Service Managers$79,820$38.38730
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$50,340$24.201,120
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,650not published410
Forensic Science Technicians$76,960$37.00140
Forest and Conservation Technicians$58,990$28.36580
Forest and Conservation Workers$39,590$19.0330
Foresters$76,490$36.78390
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,670not published180
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$56,840$27.33470
Fundraisers$76,910$36.983,190
Fundraising Managers$126,920$61.02680
Funeral Attendants$43,910$21.11400
Funeral Home Managers$79,900$38.41500
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$47,210$22.70100
Furniture Finishers$48,640$23.39340
Gambling Cage Workers$36,810$17.70420
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$33,820$16.26450
Gambling Dealers$27,190$13.071,370
Gambling Managers$77,360$37.19not published
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$31,540$15.162,960
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$44,080$21.19210
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$35,370$17.00350
Gas Plant Operators$100,500$48.32360
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700$179.662,270
General and Operations Managers$99,340$47.7672,860
Genetic Counselors$102,010$49.04160
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$95,890not published120
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$80,540$38.72240
Glaziers$66,130$31.79460
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$47,540$22.8630
Graphic Designers$63,860$30.705,570
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$51,930$24.97120
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,780$24.901,400
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$73,300$35.2460
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$39,170$18.835,320
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$59,100$28.41730
Health Education Specialists$78,400$37.691,250
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$90,760$43.641,040
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,510not published3,050
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,540$28.632,030
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$120,050$57.72220
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$99,400$47.79290
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,990$38.46410
Healthcare Social Workers$73,970$35.562,430
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,930$22.082,940
Hearing Aid Specialists$61,390$29.52530
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,100$19.7690
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,350$36.714,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,990$29.8038,770
Helpers--Electricians$46,750$22.48not published
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,950$21.611,110
Helpers--Production Workers$44,720$21.502,570
Highway Maintenance Workers$63,150$30.364,610
Historians$103,040$49.5450
History Teachers, Postsecondary$92,970not published280
Hoist and Winch Operators$78,400$37.6960
Home Appliance Repairers$61,360$29.50540
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,370$18.45128,680
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$30,200$14.527,150
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,320$17.464,430
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,520$26.213,380
Human Resources Managers$153,770$73.934,370
Human Resources Specialists$78,760$37.8717,240
Hydrologists$94,580$45.47300
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,490$33.895,380
Industrial Engineers$102,660$49.3517,580
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,960$34.606,510
Industrial Production Managers$123,580$59.425,080
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,740$23.917,110
Information Security Analysts$130,710$62.842,680
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,260$25.131,090
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,170$27.499,710
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$60,250$28.972,140
Instructional Coordinators$80,550$38.723,130
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$54,350$26.131,090
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$105,670$50.80250
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$76,460$36.76not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,030$27.903,580
Insurance Sales Agents$78,640$37.8110,010
Insurance Underwriters$80,700$38.802,550
Interior Designers$73,270$35.231,220
Interpreters and Translators$66,410$31.931,030
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,980$24.031,950
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,610$19.0442,300
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$54,310$26.11220
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$190,110$91.40590
Judicial Law Clerks$71,070$34.17410
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,500not published2,840
Labor Relations Specialists$100,760$48.441,710
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,280$22.2554,480
Landscape Architectsnot publishednot published400
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$46,610$22.4117,610
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,000$29.33150
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,580$18.073,530
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$171,790not published80
Lawyers$155,140$74.5912,380
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$63,180$30.382,410
Legal Support Workers, All Other$86,940$41.80220
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,650$37.332,220
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,970$19.221,770
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,710not published110
Library Technicians$51,110$24.571,180
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,750$30.6512,840
Life Scientists, All Other$64,610$31.06not published
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,410$23.751,350
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$31,870$15.322,130
Light Truck Drivers$48,880$23.5017,360
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,760$24.882,850
Loan Officers$95,170$45.766,430
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$29,710$14.28390
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$59,070$28.40220
Locomotive Engineers$93,700$45.05990
Lodging Managers$78,890$37.93250
Logging Equipment Operators$58,590$28.17320
Logisticians$82,320$39.583,450
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$48,740$23.43410
Machinists$61,140$29.3912,500
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$100,900$48.51710
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,470$18.0114,890
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$44,840$21.561,170
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,020$30.30730
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,200$28.4629,660
Management Analysts$100,790$48.4620,700
Managers, All Other$152,600$73.374,160
Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,040$17.333,260
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$87,510$42.0721,280
Marketing Managers$173,300$83.328,500
Marriage and Family Therapists$72,470$34.844,870
Massage Therapists$63,070$30.321,690
Material Moving Workers, All Other$53,160$25.56780
Materials Engineers$106,220$51.07150
Materials Scientists$132,160$63.54290
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,570not published690
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$43,400$20.873,790
Mechanical Door Repairers$58,870$28.30110
Mechanical Drafters$73,090$35.141,220
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,990$30.77400
Mechanical Engineers$99,140$47.665,890
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$77,960$37.4850
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$71,090$34.18200
Medical Appliance Technicians$53,750$25.84not published
Medical Assistants$50,480$24.2710,580
Medical Equipment Preparers$50,070$24.071,390
Medical Equipment Repairers$73,940$35.552,080
Medical Records Specialists$61,530$29.583,150
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$89,950$43.256,760
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,030$24.0616,860
Medical Transcriptionists$50,030$24.05270
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,700$58.9911,350
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,710$27.753,160
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$75,020$36.073,590
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$45,730$21.991,820
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$51,990$25.00110
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$75,880$36.48200
Meter Readers, Utilities$73,930$35.54120
Microbiologists$83,400$40.09290
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,640not published8,890
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,210$26.54220
Millwrights$78,570$37.77480
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$91,610$44.0470
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,920$22.5644,810
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$55,880$26.8780
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,270$28.491,760
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,370$38.162,890
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,790$22.02900
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,590$23.842,230
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$49,760$23.92500
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$34,670$16.671,190
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,010$29.33500
Motorcycle Mechanics$58,280$28.02350
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,980$23.552,540
Museum Technicians and Conservators$50,140$24.11170
Music Directors and Composersnot publishednot published140
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$44,230$21.27100
Musicians and Singersnot published$53.64540
Natural Sciences Managers$136,450$65.601,530
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$101,870$48.984,550
Neurologists$381,670$183.49310
New Accounts Clerks$48,920$23.521,160
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$46,490$22.35510
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$107,380$51.63200
Nurse Anesthetists$266,190$127.982,130
Nurse Midwives$134,810$64.81410
Nurse Practitioners$133,260$64.077,780
Nursing Assistants$46,680$22.4429,120
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,280not published1,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910$154.76750
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,990$46.632,460
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$74,400$35.77270
Occupational Therapists$93,050$44.743,670
Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,920$31.21540
Office Clerks, General$47,840$23.0055,530
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,890$22.06630
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$37,660$18.116,050
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$79,130$38.048,590
Operations Research Analysts$95,550$45.941,240
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$40,280$19.371,110
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$63,080$30.33720
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$372,200$178.94180
Opticians, Dispensing$48,020$23.091,490
Optometrists$158,700$76.30710
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$475,250$228.4940
Order Clerks$48,400$23.271,150
Orderlies$44,550$21.42430
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$537,830$258.57320
Orthotists and Prosthetists$75,530$36.3190
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$55,990$26.92630
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,960$19.697,340
Packers and Packagers, Hand$40,310$19.385,460
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,270$27.543,810
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$43,630$20.98150
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,150$27.961,960
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$75,570$36.337,400
Paramedics$76,300$36.681,690
Parking Attendants$35,250$16.951,470
Parking Enforcement Workers$41,670$20.0340
Parts Salespersons$47,030$22.615,790
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$74,900$36.0160
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$68,180$32.78830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,320$29.482,790
Pediatricians, General$226,660$108.97890
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$31,700$15.24790
Personal Financial Advisors$102,660$49.365,280
Pest Control Workers$41,640$20.02670
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$49,030$23.57950
Petroleum Engineersnot publishednot published40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$101,910$49.00550
Pharmacists$159,740$76.806,310
Pharmacy Aides$37,430$18.00550
Pharmacy Technicians$48,300$23.227,340
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$79,720not published410
Phlebotomists$46,000$22.122,090
Photographers$46,470$22.34730
Physical Scientists, All Other$147,890$71.10540
Physical Therapist Aides$42,330$20.35150
Physical Therapist Assistants$66,770$32.101,230
Physical Therapists$102,010$49.045,180
Physician Assistants$141,190$67.883,660
Physicians, All Other$367,320$176.605,350
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270$174.17550
Physicists$171,220$82.32110
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$107,240not published250
Pipelayers$81,980$39.41510
Plant and System Operators, All Other$88,290$42.45200
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$102,530$49.29160
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,730$22.47560
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$94,410$45.3910,720
Podiatrists$261,180$125.57130
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,360$40.089,160
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,170not published250
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.351,380
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990$28.845,890
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,740$28.721,840
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,410$44.43320
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,280not published2,620
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$105,630$50.78100
Power Plant Operators$94,390$45.38970
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$57,290$27.54110
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,130$23.622,880
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,430$20.8810,320
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$48,390$23.261,710
Printing Press Operators$48,560$23.354,960
Private Detectives and Investigators$57,880$27.83600
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$81,580$39.222,040
Procurement Clerks$58,100$27.93790
Producers and Directors$76,360$36.711,390
Production Workers, All Other$47,020$22.613,550
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,490$29.567,330
Project Management Specialists$97,860$47.0518,850
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$49,450$23.77not published
Property Appraisers and Assessors$83,400$40.101,380
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,890$31.204,480
Protective Service Workers, All Other$38,330$18.43670
Psychiatric Aides$55,040$26.46620
Psychiatric Technicians$40,300$19.373,550
Psychiatrists$336,410$161.74580
Psychologists, All Other$115,650$55.60330
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$82,640not published760
Public Relations Managers$139,040$66.851,230
Public Relations Specialists$68,620$32.998,260
Public Safety Telecommunicators$66,550$31.991,460
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$59,700$28.7060
Purchasing Managers$144,810$69.621,340
Radiation Therapists$98,000$47.11210
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$76,960$37.0080
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,400$40.104,910
Radiologists$708,340$340.55440
Rail Car Repairers$77,800$37.40170
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$49,640$23.86760
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,930$37.95830
Real Estate Brokers$39,850$19.16not published
Real Estate Sales Agents$46,410$22.312,530
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,510$18.0411,800
Recreation Workers$37,510$18.037,940
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$80,410not published260
Recreational Therapists$76,360$36.71250
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$59,410$28.56240
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$62,570$30.082,500
Registered Nurses$101,510$48.8070,110
Rehabilitation Counselors$48,010$23.083,020
Religious Workers, All Other$36,660$17.62280
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$60,090$28.892,160
Residential Advisors$48,770$23.453,410
Respiratory Therapists$98,710$47.461,250
Retail Salespersons$36,370$17.4974,840
Riggers$87,120$41.88190
Rock Splitters, Quarry$57,970$27.8780
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,620$29.1550
Roofers$74,490$35.811,890
Sailors and Marine Oilers$56,680$27.2590
Sales Engineers$100,570$48.35990
Sales Managers$151,670$72.9211,240
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$75,370$36.2419,220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,750$36.9031,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$103,000$49.524,960
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,350$18.44940
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$51,330$24.68500
School Bus Monitors$38,590$18.56790
School Psychologists$85,190$40.961,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,460not published16,020
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,400$24.7131,330
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$83,350$40.078,820
Security Guards$43,380$20.8614,440
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,440$30.02770
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,660$21.959,050
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$57,780$27.78not published
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,190$27.491,810
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$62,190$29.90240
Set and Exhibit Designers$66,090$31.77150
Sewing Machine Operators$38,930$18.721,890
Sheet Metal Workers$72,970$35.082,980
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,890$23.0313,210
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$37,600$18.08370
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$42,940$20.65200
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$39,810$19.146,500
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$96,780$46.5380
Skincare Specialists$44,430$21.36920
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$43,360$20.852,820
Social Science Research Assistants$44,920$21.60300
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$102,430not published110
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$103,330$49.681,000
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$82,470not published360
Social Workers, All Other$79,790$38.367,270
Social and Community Service Managers$84,220$40.495,430
Social and Human Service Assistants$49,940$24.0111,110
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$87,340not published240
Software Developers$130,050$62.5235,890
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,700$48.892,630
Soil and Plant Scientists$79,610$38.28750
Sound Engineering Techniciansnot publishednot published400
Special Education Teachers, All Other$69,470not published180
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$67,620not published3,960
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,630not published1,930
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$75,880not published1,250
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,600not published4,130
Special Effects Artists and Animators$64,990$31.2430
Speech-Language Pathologists$89,380$42.973,890
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$75,850$36.471,440
Statistical Assistants$58,580$28.17not published
Statisticiansnot publishednot published780
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,120$17.8540,270
Stonemasons$60,510$29.09not published
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$95,320$45.83910
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$56,210$27.03640
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,780$28.267,110
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$50,390$24.228,660
Subway and Streetcar Operators$65,410$31.45140
Surgeons, All Other$568,150$273.15910
Surgical Assistants$75,950$36.52360
Surgical Technologists$80,210$38.561,770
Survey Researchers$104,220$50.11340
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$73,190$35.191,060
Surveyors$83,620$40.20980
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$47,430$22.80200
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$46,180$22.20290
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$76,620$36.84not published
Tapers$78,090$37.54220
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$79,000$37.981,150
Tax Preparers$59,200$28.461,040
Taxi Drivers$35,710$17.17150
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$61,330not published1,430
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,100not published38,540
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$53,380not published600
Technical Writers$83,270$40.03910
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,150$36.131,900
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$73,710$35.441,130
Telemarketers$39,850$19.16650
Tellers$44,190$21.255,740
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,480$19.94100
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,430$22.3250
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$34,440$16.5650
Therapists, All Other$75,360$36.23500
Tile and Stone Setters$70,560$33.92610
Tire Repairers and Changers$43,750$21.041,310
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$58,250$28.01560
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$51,990$25.0090
Tool and Die Makers$71,020$34.151,150
Tour and Travel Guides$39,650$19.06630
Traffic Technicians$77,810$37.4160
Training and Development Managers$131,680$63.31760
Training and Development Specialists$76,710$36.889,650
Transportation Inspectors$92,860$44.65310
Transportation Security Screeners$67,290$32.35740
Transportation Workers, All Other$45,200$21.73390
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$118,180$56.824,030
Travel Agents$47,260$22.72890
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$77,460$37.24not published
Tutors$44,800$21.541,370
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officialsnot publishednot published320
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$83,120$39.96930
Upholsterers$48,810$23.4760
Urban and Regional Planners$97,060$46.67860
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$33,480$16.091,880
Veterinarians$133,110$64.002,140
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$45,280$21.771,450
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$57,270$27.543,560
Waiters and Waitresses$25,470$12.2537,630
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$74,670$35.902,290
Web Developers$101,020$48.571,200
Web and Digital Interface Designers$82,650$39.741,520
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,830$23.96250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,280$28.989,270
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,560$27.67670
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$65,000$31.25450
Woodworkers, All Other$57,670$27.73not published
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$51,540$24.78710
Word Processors and Typists$51,550$24.78210
Writers and Authors$72,810$35.01720
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$68,620$32.99720

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Minnesota

By median pay, Minnesota is number 12 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $33,540 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $125,730. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $39,680 to $82,520. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $71,160, 25% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,949,820 jobs counted here are 1.9% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Minnesota are Office and Administrative Support (326,230 jobs, 11%), Sales and Related (251,030 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (242,410 jobs, 8%) and Transportation and Material Moving (230,100 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other (15.4 times the national share), Gambling Service Workers, All Other (11.0 times the national share) and Prepress Technicians and Workers (6.4 times the national share). The table on this page lists 733 occupations; for 9 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 359 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 239 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 67 pay less and 53 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Brickmasons and Blockmasons ($95,220 here, $62,120 nationally), Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($94,410 here, $63,800 nationally) and General Internal Medicine Physicians ($373,700 here, $256,560 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Firefighters ($38,110 here, $59,280 nationally), Waiters and Waitresses ($25,470 here, $35,230 nationally) and Bartenders ($26,900 here, $34,340 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Minnesota

What is the median salary in Minnesota?

The median pay of all employees in Minnesota was $56,920 a year ($27.36 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Minnesota?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 128,680 jobs and a median pay of $38,370 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Minnesota?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Radiologists ($708,340), Dermatologists ($625,790) and Surgeons, All Other ($568,150). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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