Entry-level Programmer Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I 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$75,155
Middle 50%$75.1k–$75.3k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $90,418
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,109 and $84,982.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,109
25th$75,109
50th (median)$75,155
75th$75,275
90th$82,055

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $70k $80k FY2021: median $67,829 (17 filings) FY2022: median $75,600 (15 filings) FY2023: median $67,245 (10 filings) FY2025: median $75,109 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 17
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–––7
FY2021$67,829$65,211$73,43617
FY2022$75,600$66,300$75,80015
FY2023$67,245$65,461$75,00010
FY2024–––9
FY2025$75,109$75,109$75,20012
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median entry-level Programmer Analyst salary of $75,155 is worth about $71,700 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 $75,155, 36% 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
Skilltune Technologiestoo few3
RiverSource Distributorstoo few2

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.