May 2025 OEWS · Minnesota

Highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI

All-occupations median

$50,000

10th percentile
$29,800
25th percentile
$36,800
Median
$50,000
75th percentile
$76,710
90th percentile
$99,740
Mean
$61,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 124,710.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 88.768, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Duluth, MN-WI with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Emergency Medicine Physicians50$174,910$434,190$647,940
Obstetricians and Gynecologists30$140,510$368,210$481,940
Physicians, All Other130$94,830$364,710$526,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians50$116,630$333,090$453,950
Nurse Anesthetists60$209,390$260,760$307,200
Family Medicine Physicians110$152,350$256,200$439,910
Dentists, General90$141,820$200,210$277,170
Chief Executives240$83,480$158,260$299,790
Pharmacists330$108,660$154,860$171,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers110$109,480$150,190$208,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers180$94,100$149,710$220,070
Marketing Managers100$79,050$142,080$215,370
Nurse Practitioners420$109,030$136,530$177,400
Physician Assistants200$108,960$135,860$174,850
Lawyers260$65,470$129,120$246,800
Financial Managers420$83,510$126,800$210,110
Veterinarians90$81,310$126,650$197,600
Human Resources Managers100$82,160$124,290$178,630
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary170$74,570$123,090$135,170
Natural Sciences Managers70$59,500$113,500$174,400
Sales Managers290$73,800$113,360$204,450
Industrial Production Managers170$66,790$111,630$181,440
Administrative Services Managers180$73,940$109,870$187,310
Construction Managers250$75,140$108,980$169,150
Environmental Engineers60$99,090$107,120$143,040
Public Relations Managers40$78,870$106,230$158,950
Education Administrators, Postsecondary120$73,860$104,730$165,030
Software Developers460$72,860$103,500$165,270
Computer Systems Analysts270$66,390$103,250$134,630
Managers, All Other140$62,030$103,160$171,650
Medical and Health Services Managers520$73,590$102,610$153,340
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers170$74,210$101,660$114,740
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives120$79,990$100,810$127,480
Labor Relations Specialists170$76,760$100,520$133,200
Facilities Managers140$74,570$100,260$159,100
Data Scientists50$46,840$99,400$138,030
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary80$80,240$99,390$120,100
Civil Engineers220$70,990$98,830$152,600
Dental Hygienists220$78,450$98,600$101,280
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists70$52,800$98,020$119,620

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Duluth, MN-WI by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Home Health and Personal Care Aides5,660$31,240$36,390$44,790
Registered Nurses4,410$77,460$96,940$125,980
Retail Salespersons3,490$27,500$34,650$45,710
Cashiers3,290$27,130$33,020$37,560
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,910$24,250$29,260$35,980
General and Operations Managers2,690$44,600$85,930$168,870
Office Clerks, General2,590$35,030$46,820$63,610
Waiters and Waitresses2,100$23,150$23,150$39,570
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,050$46,510$60,970$81,430
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,930$28,390$37,230$51,270
Stockers and Order Fillers1,930$28,630$34,700$45,500
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General1,820$37,650$58,900$83,990
Bartenders1,630$21,740$23,540$37,340
Nursing Assistants1,610$36,180$44,250$48,760
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,590$30,380$39,510$47,570
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,560$33,890$44,080$60,540
Customer Service Representatives1,500$30,280$44,940$62,910
Cooks, Restaurant1,460$29,100$36,680$45,390
Construction Laborers1,390$43,620$61,340$89,430
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,380$38,690$46,510$60,260
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,220$35,340$47,740$60,940
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,200$31,260$42,860$60,540
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1,180$34,720$46,960$70,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1,100$46,520$65,840$91,940
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1,080$37,010$50,660$66,330

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Duluth, MN-WI?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Duluth, MN-WI is $50,000. Employment is 124,710.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Duluth, MN-WI?

Emergency Medicine Physicians has the highest published annual median on this list, $434,190, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Duluth, MN-WI.