Sales Engineer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plymouth, Medina, Woodbury, Shakopee, St. Paul.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$111,030
Middle 50%$100k–$139.8k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $146,888
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,240 and $164,975.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,197
25th$100,000
50th (median)$111,030
75th$139,776
90th$154,127

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $94,500 (13 filings) FY2021: median $117,666 (13 filings) FY2022: median $117,354 (13 filings) FY2023: median $104,998 (14 filings) FY2024: median $91,936 (16 filings) FY2025: median $111,030 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 16
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$94,500$80,330$115,96013
FY2021$117,666$99,133$160,00013
FY2022$117,354$97,448$127,21313
FY2023$104,998$78,441$135,99014
FY2024$91,936$80,351$119,41016
FY2025$111,030$97,776$133,14616
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Sales Engineer salary of $111,030 is worth about $105,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $102,790 in May 2025 (750 employed). The H-1B median here is $111,030, 8% higher.

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
Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Companytoo few3
Open Systems Internationaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.