Food Scientist salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Plymouth, Brooklyn Center, Chaska.

Also listed as: Food Technologist

Median salary$87,206
Middle 50%$73.8k–$102.1k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $88,962
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,325 and $177,701.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,786
25th$73,795
50th (median)$87,206
75th$102,107
90th$127,235

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $77,147 (15 filings) FY2022: median $90,336 (10 filings) FY2023: median $102,107 (11 filings) FY2024: median $84,614 (11 filings) FY2025: median $86,614 (16 filings) FY2026: median $87,899 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 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$77,147$63,750$93,84315
FY2021–––8
FY2022$90,336$83,129$103,85410
FY2023$102,107$86,050$116,80011
FY2024$84,614$74,491$96,85011
FY2025$86,614$83,733$102,10716
FY2026$87,899$71,656$101,33810

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Food Scientist salary of $87,206 is worth about $83,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Food Scientists and Technologists in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $101,760 in May 2025 (440 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,206, 14% 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
General Millstoo few8
Lactalis Cheese And Dairy Holdingtoo few3
Milk Specialties Companytoo few3
Midwest Yogurttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $87,797 11
Senior · Level III – 0
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$84,906$87,79711

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.