Entry-level Information Security Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lakeville, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Richfield, Plymouth.

Also listed as: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer

Median salary$87,505
Middle 50%$87.4k–$95.7k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $124,571
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,863 and $120,640.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,381
25th$87,381
50th (median)$87,505
75th$95,673
90th$119,326

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median entry-level Information Security Analyst salary of $87,505 is worth about $83,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Information Security Analysts in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $130,710 in May 2025 (2,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,505, 33% 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
Ameriprise Financialtoo few2
Infojinitoo few2
Tekblutoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,505 12
Mid-level · Level II $107,390 18
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $147,500 23

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$87,381$87,50512
Mid-level · Level II$105,019$107,39018
Expert · Level IV$144,102$147,50023

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.