Mid-level Industrial Designer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wyoming, Fridley, Savage, Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie.

Also listed as: Technical Designer

Median salary$84,250
Middle 50%$80k–$89.8k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $85,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,058 and $106,769.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,500
25th$80,000
50th (median)$84,250
75th$89,750
90th$96,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $67,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $66,998 (12 filings) FY2023: median $79,000 (16 filings) FY2024: median $78,283 (12 filings) FY2025: median $83,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $85,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 21
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$67,000$64,000$70,00021
FY2021–––8
FY2022$66,998$66,830$70,43212
FY2023$79,000$71,039$84,49916
FY2024$78,283$73,806$85,00012
FY2025$83,000$79,000$87,68215
FY2026$85,000$80,000$89,50011

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median mid-level Industrial Designer salary of $84,250 is worth about $80,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Commercial and Industrial Designers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $94,390 in May 2025 (480 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,250, 11% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
L&T Technology Services$80,00015
KPIT Technologiestoo few8
Reve Consultingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $84,250 26
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$72,758$84,25026

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.