Average Salary in Minnesota
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Minnesota. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$68,880Rank #15 of 51
- Median annual wage$53,810Rank #12 of 51
- Median household income$87,117ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity98.6US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$69,858Rank #12 at national prices
- Total employment2,920,470Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $68,880 is $15,070 (28.0 %) above the median of $53,810, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Minnesota sit close to the national average (RPP 98.6, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Minnesota buys what $69,858 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Minnesota is $87,117 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Minnesota
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $171,860 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $157,360 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $147,880 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $121,600 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $118,110 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $108,230 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $106,880 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $105,650 |
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