Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plymouth, Maple Grove, St. Paul, Eden Prairie, Bloomington.

Median salary$103,605
Middle 50%$90.2k–$106.6k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $126,500
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,118 and $125,585.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,118
25th$90,210
50th (median)$103,605
75th$106,579
90th$106,579

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $96,824 (25 filings) FY2021: median $88,756 (28 filings) FY2022: median $92,290 (18 filings) FY2023: median $89,825 (16 filings) FY2024: median $82,118 (19 filings) FY2025: median $103,605 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 28
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$96,824$82,000$97,50025
FY2021$88,756$80,262$93,55828
FY2022$92,290$92,290$92,50018
FY2023$89,825$73,000$95,70116
FY2024$82,118$76,357$90,10019
FY2025$103,605$90,033$106,57920
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $103,605 is worth about $98,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
VITS Consulting$106,57910
Agile Technologiestoo few3
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few3
Triplecomtoo 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 $103,605 25
Senior · Level III $126,500 15
Expert · Level IV $144,835 22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.