Entry-level Management Consultant salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Eden Prairie, Eagan, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Mounds View.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$85,904

Middle 50%$70k–$112k

vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $112,000

Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,728 and $115,000.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$65,782
25th	$70,044
50th (median)	$85,904
75th	$112,000
90th	$112,000

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	8
FY2022	$71,530	$65,374	$90,000	12
FY2023	$80,020	$71,250	$104,010	10
FY2024	$73,451	$65,088	$81,600	14
FY2025	$74,543	$66,140	$96,476	14
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median entry-level Management Consultant salary of $85,904 is worth about $82,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $101,560 in May 2025 (16,630 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,904, 15% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
McKinsey & Company	too few	6
EY	too few	3
Boston Consulting Group	too few	3
Deloitte	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$85,904	23
Mid-level · Level II	$90,884	57
Senior · Level III	$117,718	30
Expert · Level IV	$164,900	21

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$65,728	$85,904	23
Mid-level · Level II	$90,293	$90,884	57
Senior · Level III	$104,874	$117,718	30
Expert · Level IV	$124,446	$164,900	21

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.