Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 1,106 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Saint Paul, Eden Prairie, Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield.

Median salary$105,310
Middle 50%$86.4k–$123.2k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $114,795
Filings1,106FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,300 and $189,956.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,118
25th$86,400
50th (median)$105,310
75th$123,225
90th$133,549

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $82,500 (837 filings) FY2021: median $88,296 (737 filings) FY2022: median $90,667 (760 filings) FY2023: median $90,334 (659 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (1,001 filings) FY2025: median $105,310 (732 filings) FY2026: median $110,157 (374 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 837 filings FY20 FY2021: 737 filings FY21 FY2022: 760 filings FY22 FY2023: 659 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,001 filings FY24 FY2025: 732 filings FY25 FY2026: 374 filings FY26 1,001
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$82,500$67,413$98,800837
FY2021$88,296$70,762$105,851737
FY2022$90,667$76,690$112,950760
FY2023$90,334$67,059$113,610659
FY2024$85,000$76,357$105,3101,001
FY2025$105,310$82,118$115,000732
FY2026$110,157$90,210$130,083374

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $105,310 is worth about $100,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $91,730 in May 2025 (3,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,310, 15% higher.

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
Cognizant$110,157341
Tata Consultancy Services$82,118175
Infosys$90,21085
Wipro$90,21046
HCLTech$110,15736
Ameriprise Financial$130,08323
Best Buy$152,98219
Accenture$143,22117
Persistent Systems$110,00015
U.S. Bank National Association$130,08313

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,300 23
Mid-level · Level II $90,001 534
Senior · Level III $110,157 324
Expert · Level IV $130,083 222

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$58,906$70,30023
Mid-level · Level II$82,118$90,001534
Senior · Level III$105,310$110,157324
Expert · Level IV$130,083$130,083222

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.