Lawyer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Minnetonka, Burnsville, Roseville, St. Louis Park.

Also listed as: Attorney, Associate Lawyer

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$87.8k–$180k
vs. national median−47%comparison median $225,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,506 and $349,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,506
25th$87,753
50th (median)$120,000
75th$180,000
90th$220,000

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Lawyer salary of $120,000 is worth about $114,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Lawyers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $159,620 in May 2025 (10,160 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 25% 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
Dorsey & Whitneytoo few2
KB Law PLLCtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.