Validation Engineer salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn Park, White Bear Lake, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Mounds View.

Median salary$102,565
Middle 50%$85.6k–$121.8k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $126,418
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,562 and $156,948.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,735
25th$85,640
50th (median)$102,565
75th$121,750
90th$129,399

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $88,982 (96 filings) FY2021: median $88,200 (93 filings) FY2022: median $89,336 (79 filings) FY2024: median $99,070 (14 filings) FY2025: median $102,565 (11 filings) FY2026: median $104,626 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 96 filings FY20 FY2021: 93 filings FY21 FY2022: 79 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 96
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$88,982$80,251$90,74096
FY2021$88,200$88,192$93,60093
FY2022$89,336$79,040$98,00979
FY2023–––8
FY2024$99,070$94,143$132,00014
FY2025$102,565$85,197$112,13111
FY2026$104,626$93,974$122,30816

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Validation Engineer salary of $102,565 is worth about $97,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $120,040 in May 2025 (1,040 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,565, 15% 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
Teslatoo few3
LasX Industriestoo few2
Rover Roboticstoo few2
Seagatetoo few2
Tata Elxsitoo few2
Willdan Energy Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,114 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
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$78,562$85,11410

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.