Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$105,581
Middle 50%$104.4k–$110k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $90,418
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,376 and $143,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,376
25th$104,395
50th (median)$105,581
75th$110,000
90th$124,377

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $88,837 (26 filings) FY2021: median $89,898 (17 filings) FY2022: median $99,112 (13 filings) FY2023: median $113,700 (17 filings) FY2024: median $118,206 (19 filings) FY2025: median $103,750 (12 filings) FY2026: median $105,581 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 26
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$88,837$88,837$89,50326
FY2021$89,898$88,473$101,31417
FY2022$99,112$90,000$105,00013
FY2023$113,700$99,112$118,20617
FY2024$118,206$115,953$119,50019
FY2025$103,750$103,376$110,75012
FY2026$105,581$105,581$107,62014

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $105,581 is worth about $100,700 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 $105,581, 11% 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
Accenturetoo few5
Icon IT Grouptoo few2
ITProfoundtoo few2
Msr Technology Grouptoo 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.