SOC 19-3022 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Survey Researchers 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 Survey Researchers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $87,570. The 10th percentile is $33,190 and the 90th percentile is $124,140. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$87,570
- 10th percentile
- $33,190
- 25th percentile
- $78,010
- Median
- $87,570
- 75th percentile
- $124,140
- 90th percentile
- $124,140
- Mean
- $90,030
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Survey Researchers, the published 10th percentile is $33,190 and the 90th percentile is $124,140. The difference is $90,950, which is 103.9% 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 $78,010 to the 75th at $124,140, covers $46,130.
The mean annual wage is $90,030, which sits above the median of $87,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 26.1% higher than the national median of $69,460 for Survey Researchers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,542, which is 20.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16% lower than the Minnesota median of $104,220.
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 $87,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Survey Researchers at $83,542 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 Survey Researchers 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 · Survey Researchers 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 Survey Researchers make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Survey Researchers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $87,570. The 10th percentile is $33,190 and the 90th percentile is $124,140.
How does that compare with the national median for Survey Researchers?
The local median is 26.1% higher than the national median of $69,460.
What is Survey Researchers 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 $87,570 is $83,542. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.