May 2025 OEWS · MN

Wages in Minnesota

All-occupations median

$56,920

10th percentile
$33,540
25th percentile
$39,680
Median
$56,920
75th percentile
$82,520
90th percentile
$125,730
Mean
$71,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minnesota is 98.621, with the United States at 100.

The highest published annual median in this list is Radiologists, at $708,340.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Minnesota with a published annual median.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Radiologists440$81,490$708,340$708,340
Dermatologists260$79,450$625,790$728,210
Surgeons, All Other910$80,180$568,150$735,960
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric320$79,080$537,830Not available
Anesthesiologists870$115,870$496,510$591,740
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons40$48,240$475,250$475,250
Emergency Medicine Physicians990$125,750$390,940$504,070
Neurologists310$80,410$381,670$442,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians2,270$197,440$373,700$481,170
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric180$143,260$372,200$488,550
Physicians, All Other5,350$75,280$367,320$468,570
Physicians, Pathologists550$80,860$362,270$486,990
Psychiatrists580$90,470$336,410$446,520
Obstetricians and Gynecologists750$149,990$321,910$514,620
Family Medicine Physicians1,820$153,100$280,030$391,150
Nurse Anesthetists2,130$221,970$266,190$292,200
Podiatrists130$103,720$261,180$330,290
Pediatricians, General890$83,920$226,660$354,620
Dentists, General2,370$132,930$219,200$226,940
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers2,960$128,070$211,470$353,410
Chief Executives6,740$92,540$195,670$449,270
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates590$117,520$190,110$190,110
Air Traffic Controllers680$88,940$176,840$218,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers10,970$110,830$176,380$277,490
Marketing Managers8,500$103,160$173,300$303,350
Architectural and Engineering Managers4,580$128,430$172,130$223,540
Law Teachers, Postsecondary80$80,170$171,790$300,960
Physicists110$131,870$171,220$336,740
Financial Managers16,680$99,250$163,410$277,680
Compensation and Benefits Managers360$102,690$163,390$231,830

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Minnesota by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Home Health and Personal Care Aides128,680$33,000$38,370$46,650
Retail Salespersons74,840$28,710$36,370$48,080
General and Operations Managers72,860$46,960$99,340$209,970
Registered Nurses70,110$79,960$101,510$132,430
Fast Food and Counter Workers58,970$28,190$31,370$37,140
Cashiers58,190$27,880$34,620$39,520
Office Clerks, General55,530$33,710$47,840$66,170
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand54,480$35,750$46,280$61,140
Customer Service Representatives53,340$35,730$48,800$72,830
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators44,810$37,360$46,920$61,130
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners42,300$30,770$39,610$52,520
Stockers and Order Fillers40,270$30,460$37,120$49,260
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers38,770$45,910$61,990$81,830
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary38,540$31,420$40,100$50,410
Waiters and Waitresses37,630$23,150$25,470$41,800
Software Developers35,890$79,900$130,050$169,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive31,330$38,080$51,400$66,830
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products31,230$46,680$76,750$136,840
Accountants and Auditors30,530$58,280$81,600$138,960
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General29,660$38,630$59,200$79,040

Metropolitan areas

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Minnesota?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Minnesota is $56,920. Employment is 2,949,820.