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

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bloomington, Corcoran, Burnsville, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville.

Median salary$112,345
Middle 50%$108.9k–$121.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $112,121
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,643 and $132,056.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,643
25th$108,914
50th (median)$112,345
75th$121,129
90th$126,782

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $95k $110k FY2020: median $98,946 (15 filings) FY2021: median $100,165 (10 filings) FY2023: median $104,270 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 15
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$96,034$99,20015
FY2021$100,165$98,946$103,28310
FY2022–––7
FY2023$104,270$104,270$104,27011
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median expert Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary of $112,345 is worth about $107,200 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Group Health$112,34510

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.