H-1B salaries in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 8,434 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$107,000
Middle 50%$89.3k–$130.1k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $122,699
Filings8,434FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,560 and $249,320.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,033
25th$89,253
50th (median)$107,000
75th$130,083
90th$155,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $88,712 (7,514 filings) FY2021: median $92,290 (6,342 filings) FY2022: median $96,000 (6,379 filings) FY2023: median $99,694 (5,406 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (5,298 filings) FY2025: median $105,310 (5,130 filings) FY2026: median $110,157 (3,304 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7,514 filings FY20 FY2021: 6,342 filings FY21 FY2022: 6,379 filings FY22 FY2023: 5,406 filings FY23 FY2024: 5,298 filings FY24 FY2025: 5,130 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,304 filings FY26 7,514
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,712$79,186$105,0007,514
FY2021$92,290$81,453$110,0006,342
FY2022$96,000$84,000$119,0596,379
FY2023$99,694$82,000$119,9735,406
FY2024$100,000$82,077$123,8435,298
FY2025$105,310$86,614$128,5235,130
FY2026$110,157$90,420$134,4363,304

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median H-1B salary of $107,000 is worth about $102,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,427Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,734Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)104.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$102,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesMN: yes · WI: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$125,0602,438
Systems Engineer / Architect$105,3101,106
Data Scientist$115,000415
QA Engineer$104,250384
Industrial Engineer$105,726291
Systems Analyst$110,885279
Mechanical Engineer$103,771246
Programmer Analyst$90,418226
Electrical Engineer$104,000181
IT Manager$183,525164
Accountant$80,350153
Management Consultant$112,000132
Database Administrator$102,35795
Network Administrator$88,10094
Elementary School Teacher$51,93289

By job title

Systems Engineer$126.5k · 67 Full Stack Developer$106.8k · 62 Product Manager$130k · 58 Solutions Architect$140.1k · 53 DevOps Engineer$106.6k · 43 Java Developer$103.6k · 40 Cloud Engineer$130.9k · 33 .NET Developer$106.8k · 17 Salesforce Developer$106.6k · 16 SAP Consultant$127.4k · 13 Site Reliability Engineer$112.9k · 11 Backend Developer$129.4k · 10 Scrum Master$110.2k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Minneapolis, MN. Figure: median salary · filings.