Microsoft salaries in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings by Microsoft Corporation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$163,945
Middle 50%$153k–$167.5k
vs. all employers here+53%comparison median $107,000
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $144,416 and $177,392.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,360
25th$153,000
50th (median)$163,945
75th$167,450
90th$172,817

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2021: median $127,580 (12 filings) FY2022: median $154,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $149,676 (14 filings) FY2024: median $158,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 20
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–––8
FY2021$127,580$113,875$135,26612
FY2022$154,000$135,000$170,00020
FY2023$149,676$137,160$160,20514
FY2024$158,000$139,468$172,03111
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––3

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few7
Market Research Analysttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Minneapolis, MN.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.