Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bloomington, Corcoran, Burnsville, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville.

Median salary$112,121
Middle 50%$104.1k–$126.3k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $115,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,072 and $152,233.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,976
25th$104,078
50th (median)$112,121
75th$126,348
90th$132,966

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $98,946 (21 filings) FY2021: median $99,073 (26 filings) FY2022: median $101,815 (12 filings) FY2023: median $104,270 (16 filings) FY2024: median $103,501 (10 filings) FY2025: median $115,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 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$98,946$94,643$99,20021
FY2021$99,073$96,398$102,30526
FY2022$101,815$99,023$108,16612
FY2023$104,270$99,211$104,27016
FY2024$103,501$87,714$105,52810
FY2025$115,000$100,579$124,30115
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary of $112,121 is worth about $107,000 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Group Health$108,80515
National Marrow Donor Programtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $112,345 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$105,643$112,34510

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.