Expert Information Security Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$147,500
Middle 50%$144.1k–$224.2k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $124,571
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,840 and $305,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$144,102
25th$144,102
50th (median)$147,500
75th$224,219
90th$267,216

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $118,061 (21 filings) FY2021: median $121,347 (13 filings) FY2022: median $121,347 (11 filings) FY2023: median $147,101 (12 filings) FY2025: median $144,102 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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$118,061$114,173$153,00021
FY2021$121,347$118,061$133,47413
FY2022$121,347$121,347$129,55811
FY2023$147,101$128,814$160,85112
FY2024–––7
FY2025$144,102$144,102$177,49814
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median expert Information Security Analyst salary of $147,500 is worth about $140,700 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 $147,500, 13% higher.

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
Deloitte$144,10210
EYtoo few6
PwCtoo 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.