Software Engineer salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Byron, Dodge Center.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$117,336
Middle 50%$110k–$137k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $139,194
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,409 and $197,733.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,142
25th$110,000
50th (median)$117,336
75th$137,000
90th$166,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $85,214 (111 filings) FY2021: median $95,500 (40 filings) FY2022: median $101,600 (49 filings) FY2023: median $94,000 (55 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (28 filings) FY2025: median $113,300 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 111 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 49 filings FY22 FY2023: 55 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 111
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$85,214$78,400$95,035111
FY2021$95,500$95,035$104,66340
FY2022$101,600$81,557$110,00049
FY2023$94,000$90,000$103,00055
FY2024$95,000$92,643$102,36228
FY2025$113,300$110,000$126,75015
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Rochester's median Software Engineer salary of $117,336 is worth about $129,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Rochester, MN area earned a median of $134,450 in May 2025 (1,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,336, 13% lower.

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
CitiusTechtoo few6
Innova Solutionstoo few3
IBMtoo few2
Sparksofttoo few2

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 $118,872 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$109,845$118,87211

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.