Expert Systems Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richfield, Mounds View, Eden Prairie, Eagan, Minnetonka.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$142,168
Middle 50%$127.7k–$148.2k
vs. all levels here+28%comparison median $110,885
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $127,421 and $195,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,421
25th$127,712
50th (median)$142,168
75th$148,150
90th$162,311

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $110,406 (92 filings) FY2021: median $119,059 (78 filings) FY2022: median $119,059 (70 filings) FY2023: median $119,000 (81 filings) FY2024: median $145,000 (37 filings) FY2025: median $142,168 (23 filings) FY2026: median $142,750 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 92 filings FY20 FY2021: 78 filings FY21 FY2022: 70 filings FY22 FY2023: 81 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 92
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$110,406$110,406$117,47592
FY2021$119,059$113,734$122,86978
FY2022$119,059$119,059$125,79870
FY2023$119,000$118,851$129,20081
FY2024$145,000$127,712$150,12437
FY2025$142,168$127,712$151,21523
FY2026$142,750$127,421$146,55020

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $142,168 is worth about $135,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $112,090 in May 2025 (8,580 employed). The H-1B median here is $142,168, 27% higher.

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

EmployerMedianFilings
Accenture$145,85016
Best Buytoo few6
Medtronictoo few2
Technical Information And Professional Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,000 17
Mid-level · Level II $95,326 134
Senior · Level III $111,384 80
Expert · Level IV $142,168 43

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$77,230$78,00017
Mid-level · Level II$94,058$95,326134
Senior · Level III$110,885$111,38480
Expert · Level IV$127,421$142,16843

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.