Entry-level Civil Engineer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Plymouth, St. Paul, Burnsville.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$76,274

Middle 50%$71.8k–$80.3k

vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $79,825

Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,760 and $100,519.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$71,760
25th	$71,760
50th (median)	$76,274
75th	$80,273
90th	$85,072

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$62,500	$62,483	$65,187	17
FY2021	–	–	–	9
FY2022	$65,499	$65,499	$67,000	21
FY2023	$70,866	$69,119	$73,650	15
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	$71,760	$71,760	$75,000	21
FY2026	$77,000	$76,274	$82,268	21

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median entry-level Civil Engineer salary of $76,274 is worth about $72,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $104,740 in May 2025 (3,350 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,274, 27% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Evs	too few	7
AECOM Technical Services	too few	3
Wsb	too few	3
Alliant Engineering	too few	2
Black & Veatch	too few	2
Idom	too few	2
Meyer, Borgman & Johnson	too few	2
Mypave	too few	2
Pavestone	too few	2
Stantec Consulting Services	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$76,274	42
Mid-level · Level II	–	0
Senior · Level III	too few	2
Expert · Level IV	too few	4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$71,760	$76,274	42

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.