Senior Systems Engineer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plymouth, Maple Grove, St. Paul, Eden Prairie, Bloomington.

Median salary$126,500
Middle 50%$125.8k–$129.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $126,500
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,726 and $150,489.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,436
25th$125,778
50th (median)$126,500
75th$129,100
90th$137,390

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $91,353 (18 filings) FY2022: median $91,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $113,152 (10 filings) FY2025: median $126,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 18
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$91,353$90,000$104,29518
FY2021–––8
FY2022$91,000$90,334$109,52711
FY2023$113,152$97,250$118,37810
FY2024–––8
FY2025$126,500$117,899$129,10011
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median senior Systems Engineer salary of $126,500 is worth about $120,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Ameriprise Financialtoo few7
Boston Scientifictoo few4
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Divisiontoo 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.