Teacher / Instructor salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Forest Lake, St. Paul, Scandia, Saint Paul.

Median salary$44,978
Middle 50%$41.4k–$55.1k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $56,125
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $39,500 and $64,509.
PercentileSalary
10th$39,500
25th$41,400
50th (median)$44,978
75th$55,098
90th$57,987

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $50k $70k FY2020: median $39,868 (20 filings) FY2021: median $44,000 (17 filings) FY2022: median $45,661 (25 filings) FY2023: median $57,434 (15 filings) FY2025: median $44,866 (18 filings) FY2026: median $48,290 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 25
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$39,868$32,000$54,74720
FY2021$44,000$35,177$45,41617
FY2022$45,661$41,300$56,00025
FY2023$57,434$52,650$66,94815
FY2024–––3
FY2025$44,866$40,843$54,09618
FY2026$48,290$42,543$57,81910

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Teacher / Instructor salary of $44,978 is worth about $42,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Teachers and Instructors, All Other in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $61,720 in May 2025 (950 employed). The H-1B median here is $44,978, 27% 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
Lakes International Language Academy$44,17023

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $41,700 18
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
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
Entry-level · Level I$37,810$41,70018

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.