Chemist salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St. Paul, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Chanhassen.

Also listed as: Quality Control Chemist, Analytical Chemist

Median salary$74,235
Middle 50%$65.9k–$91.2k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $90,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,598 and $149,097.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,484
25th$65,874
50th (median)$74,235
75th$91,208
90th$104,095

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $53,480 (16 filings) FY2021: median $60,757 (13 filings) FY2023: median $77,906 (12 filings) FY2024: median $66,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $68,375 (16 filings) FY2026: median $80,974 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 16
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$53,480$52,482$101,12616
FY2021$60,757$57,533$113,73113
FY2022–––9
FY2023$77,906$67,135$92,91412
FY2024$66,000$59,680$113,58512
FY2025$68,375$58,631$89,83416
FY2026$80,974$69,404$92,91416

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Chemist salary of $74,235 is worth about $70,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Chemists in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $99,280 in May 2025 (1,420 employed). The H-1B median here is $74,235, 25% 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
University of Minnesota$67,49613
PureBioXtoo few3
Bruker Nanotoo few2
Veolia WTS Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $74,235 15
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$67,496$74,23515

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.