Accountant salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 153 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Edina, Plymouth, Eagan, St. Paul, Saint Paul.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$80,350
Middle 50%$75k–$95.7k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $94,973
Filings153FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,096 and $180,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,589
25th$75,000
50th (median)$80,350
75th$95,710
90th$125,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $63,024 (93 filings) FY2021: median $65,000 (51 filings) FY2022: median $77,200 (71 filings) FY2023: median $68,328 (93 filings) FY2024: median $71,178 (69 filings) FY2025: median $82,450 (98 filings) FY2026: median $79,500 (55 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 93 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 71 filings FY22 FY2023: 93 filings FY23 FY2024: 69 filings FY24 FY2025: 98 filings FY25 FY2026: 55 filings FY26 98
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$63,024$56,000$75,00093
FY2021$65,000$57,638$87,19451
FY2022$77,200$60,245$96,26271
FY2023$68,328$61,800$95,20093
FY2024$71,178$56,000$96,07569
FY2025$82,450$75,000$105,41498
FY2026$79,500$77,917$89,44955

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Accountant salary of $80,350 is worth about $76,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $86,500 in May 2025 (21,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,350, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$93,95369
Deloitte$77,91732
Thomson Reuters Servicestoo few5
Cumminstoo few3
Carpenter, Evert & Associatestoo few3
Liutoo few3
University of Minnesotatoo few3
Kpmgtoo few2
Prudent Accountantstoo few2
Sezzletoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 45
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 70
Senior · Level III $123,979 25
Expert · Level IV $125,700 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$57,096$70,00045
Mid-level · Level II$73,195$80,00070
Senior · Level III$89,315$123,97925
Expert · Level IV$105,414$125,70012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.