Mid-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mounds View, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Chaska, Arden Hills.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$78,458

Middle 50%$72.9k–$90.8k

vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $84,177

Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

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

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,862 and $112,460.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$72,862
25th	$72,862
50th (median)	$78,458
75th	$90,778
90th	$109,200

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	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$67,683	$67,371	$67,999	10
FY2022	$74,880	$71,864	$79,040	17
FY2023	$71,926	$71,926	$78,380	11
FY2024	–	–	–	6
FY2025	$72,862	$72,862	$81,556	13
FY2026	–	–	–	6

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median mid-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $78,458 is worth about $74,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $91,150 in May 2025 (4,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,458, 14% 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
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems	too few	2
AIMNext Consulting	too few	2
Covidien	too few	2
Tata Elxsi	too few	2
Vita Group	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	$62,587	13
Mid-level · Level II	$78,458	19
Senior · Level III	$94,307	11
Expert · Level IV	too few	5

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	$62,587	$62,587	13
Mid-level · Level II	$72,862	$78,458	19
Senior · Level III	$94,307	$94,307	11

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.