Programmer Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 226 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richfield, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Bloomington, Minnetonka.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$90,418
Middle 50%$89.3k–$103k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $92,207
Filings226FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,109 and $150,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,253
25th$89,253
50th (median)$90,418
75th$103,000
90th$116,750

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $70,262 (215 filings) FY2021: median $73,436 (166 filings) FY2022: median $75,600 (160 filings) FY2023: median $86,362 (138 filings) FY2024: median $98,030 (135 filings) FY2025: median $89,253 (147 filings) FY2026: median $90,500 (79 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 215 filings FY20 FY2021: 166 filings FY21 FY2022: 160 filings FY22 FY2023: 138 filings FY23 FY2024: 135 filings FY24 FY2025: 147 filings FY25 FY2026: 79 filings FY26 215
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$70,262$70,262$81,536215
FY2021$73,436$68,702$87,550166
FY2022$75,600$75,234$93,250160
FY2023$86,362$81,744$98,030138
FY2024$98,030$98,030$101,500135
FY2025$89,253$89,253$100,000147
FY2026$90,500$90,418$105,58179

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Programmer Analyst salary of $90,418 is worth about $86,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $118,000 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,418, 23% 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
Wipro$89,25347
Tata Consultancy Services$90,41823
Accenture$113,30021
Mphasis$103,00015
Persistent Systems$92,11211
Skilltune Technologiestoo few8
Msr Technology Grouptoo few7
Cognizanttoo few5
HCLTechtoo few5
Tech Mahindratoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,155 14
Mid-level · Level II $90,418 177
Senior · Level III $105,581 26
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$75,109$75,15514
Mid-level · Level II$89,253$90,418177
Senior · Level III$105,581$105,58126

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.