What is the average salary in Minnesota?

$71,020a year

Average yearly pay across 725 jobs with official data in Minnesota, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $34.14
Jobs with data: 725
Workers counted: 2,930,810

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$708,300
Dermatologist	$625,800
Surgeon	$568,200
Orthopedic Surgeon	$537,800
Anesthesiologist	$496,500
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$475,300
Emergency Medicine Physician	$390,900
Neurologist	$381,700
General Internal Medicine Physician	$373,700
Ophthalmologist	$372,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$38,370
Retail Salesperson	$36,370
General and Operations Manager	$99,340
Registered Nurse	$101,500
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$31,370
Cashier	$34,620
Office Clerk	$47,840
Laborer and Freight	$46,280
Customer Service Representative	$48,800
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator	$46,920

Management

Administrative Services Manager$137,300
Advertising and Promotions Manager$126,900
Architectural and Engineering Manager$172,100
Chief Executive$195,700
Compensation and Benefits Manager$163,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager$176,400
Construction Manager$123,400
Education Administrator$127,000
Education Administrator$104,700
Education Administrator$88,330
Education and Childcare Administrator$62,020
Emergency Management Director$106,900
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$107,700
Facilities Manager$109,700
Farmer$65,900
Financial Manager$163,400
Food Service Manager$79,820
Fundraising Manager$126,900
Funeral Home Manager$79,900
Gambling Manager$77,360
General and Operations Manager$99,340
Human Resources Manager$153,800
Industrial Production Manager$123,600
Lodging Manager$78,890
Manager$152,600
Marketing Manager$173,300
Medical and Health Services Manager$122,700
Natural Sciences Manager$136,500
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$92,410
Property$64,890
Public Relations Manager$139,000
Purchasing Manager$144,800
Sales Manager$151,700
Social and Community Service Manager$84,220
Training and Development Manager$131,700
Transportation$118,200

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$81,600
Budget Analyst$85,970
Business Operations Specialist$77,820
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$80,370
Claims Adjuster$78,350
Compensation$78,770
Compliance Officer$85,920
Cost Estimator$80,810
Credit Analyst$82,630
Credit Counselor$62,160
Farm Labor Contractor$50,730
Financial and Investment Analyst$103,000
Financial Examiner$104,300
Financial Risk Specialist$105,400
Financial Specialist$83,280
Fundraiser$76,910
Human Resources Specialist$78,760
Insurance Appraiser$76,460
Insurance Underwriter$80,700
Labor Relations Specialist$100,800
Loan Officer$95,170
Logistician$82,320
Management Analyst$100,800
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$87,510
Meeting$57,710
Personal Financial Advisor$102,700
Project Management Specialist$97,860
Property Appraiser and Assessor$83,400
Tax Examiner and Collector$79,000
Tax Preparer$59,200
Training and Development Specialist$76,710

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$128,100
Computer and Information Research Scientist$135,900
Computer Network Architect$133,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$76,000
Computer Occupation$91,750
Computer Programmer$107,300
Computer Systems Analyst$106,400
Computer User Support Specialist$63,630
Data Scientist$128,800
Database Administrator$100,700
Database Architect$133,100
Information Security Analyst$130,700
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$101,900
Operations Research Analyst$95,550
Software Developer$130,100
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$101,700
Web and Digital Interface Designer$82,650
Web Developer$101,000

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$159,100
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$71,240
Agricultural Engineer$115,900
Architect$99,940
Architectural and Civil Drafter$70,680
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$127,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$60,360
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$99,850
Chemical Engineer$107,700
Civil Engineer$101,500
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$78,690
Computer Hardware Engineer$134,300
Drafter$63,220
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$78,280
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$77,330
Electrical Engineer$109,500
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$61,670
Electronics Engineer$112,400
Engineer$108,900
Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,290
Environmental Engineer$115,800
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,110
Health and Safety Engineer$120,100
Industrial Engineer$102,700
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$70,490
Materials Engineer$106,200
Mechanical Drafter$73,090
Mechanical Engineer$99,140
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,990
Mining and Geological Engineer$91,610
Surveying and Mapping Technician$73,190
Surveyor$83,620

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$57,310
Animal Scientist$88,640
Anthropologist and Archeologist$65,920
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$106,300
Biochemist and Biophysicist$81,280
Biological Scientist$76,400
Biological Technician$48,130
Chemical Technician$62,400
Chemist$99,280
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$107,000
Conservation Scientist$71,280
Economist$105,100
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$65,320
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$88,000
Epidemiologist$104,500
Food Science Technician$57,940
Food Scientist and Technologist$99,280
Forensic Science Technician$76,960
Forest and Conservation Technician$58,990
Forester$76,490
Geoscientist$80,540
Historian$103,000
Hydrologist$94,580
Life$49,410
Life Scientist$64,610
Materials Scientist$132,200
Medical Scientist$89,950
Microbiologist$83,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$96,990
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$74,400
Physical Scientist$147,900
Physicist$171,200
Psychologist$115,700
School Psychologist$85,190
Social Science Research Assistant$44,920
Social Scientist and Related Worker$103,300
Soil and Plant Scientist$79,610
Survey Researcher$104,200
Urban and Regional Planner$97,060
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$68,620

Community and social service

Child$67,450
Clergy$61,230
Community and Social Service Specialist$54,050
Community Health Worker$47,560
Counselor$47,740
Director$50,110
Educational$64,600
Health Education Specialist$78,400
Healthcare Social Worker$73,970
Marriage and Family Therapist$72,470
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$75,020
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$81,580
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,010
Religious Worker$36,660
Social and Human Service Assistant$49,940
Social Worker$79,790
Substance Abuse$58,780

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$76,800
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$100,400
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$97,660
Architecture Teacher$95,560
Archivist$65,740
Area$81,580
Art$77,760
Atmospheric$102,900
Biological Science Teacher$96,880
Business Teacher$95,820
Career/Technical Education Teacher$76,920
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,460
Career/Technical Education Teacher$71,650
Chemistry Teacher$104,400
Communications Teacher$83,380
Computer Science Teacher$85,710
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$83,060
Curator$53,920
Economics Teacher$108,500
Education Teacher$78,950
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$54,640
Elementary School Teacher$76,350
Engineering Teacher$108,400
English Language and Literature Teacher$84,200
Environmental Science Teacher$93,640
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$80,650
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$82,670
Geography Teacher$95,890
Health Specialties Teacher$103,500
History Teacher$92,970
Instructional Coordinator$80,550
Kindergarten Teacher$75,500
Law Teacher$171,800
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$77,650
Library Science Teacher$83,710
Library Technician$51,110
Mathematical Science Teacher$85,570
Middle School Teacher$62,640
Museum Technician and Conservator$50,140
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$81,280
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$79,720
Physics Teacher$107,200
Political Science Teacher$97,170
Postsecondary Teacher$84,280
Preschool Teacher$43,430
Psychology Teacher$82,640
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$80,410
Secondary School Teacher$76,460
Self-Enrichment Teacher$45,660
Social Sciences Teacher$102,400
Social Work Teacher$82,470
Sociology Teacher$87,340
Special Education Teacher$75,880
Special Education Teacher$67,620
Special Education Teacher$63,630
Special Education Teacher$76,600
Special Education Teacher$69,470
Substitute Teacher$50,390
Teacher and Instructor$61,330
Teaching Assistant$53,380
Teaching Assistant$40,100
Tutor$44,800

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$39,420
Art Director$109,700
Audio and Video Technician$53,800
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$43,530
Broadcast Technician$46,790
Camera Operator$51,420
Choreographer$74,810
Coach and Scout$48,050
Commercial and Industrial Designer$94,370
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$83,680
Craft Artist$27,560
Dancer$34,840
Editor$62,650
Entertainer and Performer$38,560
Fashion Designer$42,110
Film and Video Editor$53,150
Fine Artist$61,730
Floral Designer$37,190
Graphic Designer$63,860
Interior Designer$73,270
Interpreter and Translator$66,410
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$77,960
Media and Communication Worker$71,090
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$45,730
Musician and Singer$111,600
News Analyst$46,490
Photographer$46,470
Producer and Director$76,360
Public Relations Specialist$68,620
Set and Exhibit Designer$66,090
Special Effects Artist and Animator$64,990
Technical Writer$83,270
Writer and Author$72,810

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$69,690
Anesthesiologist$496,500
Athletic Trainer$65,390
Audiologist$102,100
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$71,520
Chiropractor$79,510
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$74,440
Dental Hygienist$104,000
Dentist$219,200
Dermatologist$625,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$102,900
Dietetic Technician$47,610
Dietitian and Nutritionist$77,540
Emergency Medical Technician$48,090
Emergency Medicine Physician$390,900
Exercise Physiologist$67,230
Family Medicine Physician$280,000
General Internal Medicine Physician$373,700
Genetic Counselor$102,000
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$90,760
Health Technologist and Technician$59,540
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$99,400
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$79,990
Hearing Aid Specialist$61,390
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$63,750
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$100,900
Medical Records Specialist$61,530
Neurologist$381,700
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$107,400
Nurse Anesthetist$266,200
Nurse Midwive$134,800
Nurse Practitioner$133,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$321,900
Occupational Therapist$93,050
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$63,080
Ophthalmologist$372,200
Optician$48,020
Optometrist$158,700
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$475,300
Orthopedic Surgeon$537,800
Orthotist and Prosthetist$75,530
Paramedic$76,300
Pediatrician$226,700
Pharmacist$159,700
Pharmacy Technician$48,300
Physical Therapist$102,000
Physician$362,300
Physician$367,300
Physician Assistant$141,200
Podiatrist$261,200
Psychiatric Technician$40,300
Psychiatrist$336,400
Radiation Therapist$98,000
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$83,400
Radiologist$708,300
Recreational Therapist$76,360
Registered Nurse$101,500
Respiratory Therapist$98,710
Speech-Language Pathologist$89,380
Surgeon$568,200
Surgical Assistant$75,950
Surgical Technologist$80,210
Therapist$75,360
Veterinarian$133,100
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$57,270

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$65,270
Healthcare Support Worker$45,930
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$38,370
Massage Therapist$63,070
Medical Assistant$50,480
Medical Equipment Preparer$50,070
Medical Transcriptionist$50,030
Nursing Assistant$46,680
Occupational Therapy Assistant$64,920
Orderly$44,550
Pharmacy Aide$37,430
Phlebotomist$46,000
Physical Therapist Aide$42,330
Physical Therapist Assistant$66,770
Psychiatric Aide$55,040
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$45,280

Protective service

Bailiff$49,890
Correctional Officer and Jailer$66,040
Crossing Guard and Flagger$48,100
Detective and Criminal Investigator$80,000
Fire Inspector and Investigator$84,410
Firefighter$38,110
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$96,720
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$78,800
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$118,800
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$80,600
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$58,540
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$44,080
Lifeguard$31,870
Parking Enforcement Worker$41,670
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$83,360
Private Detective and Investigator$57,880
Protective Service Worker$38,330
School Bus Monitor$38,590
Security Guard$43,380
Transportation Security Screener$67,290

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$26,900
Chef and Head Cook$62,600
Cook$34,120
Cook$43,460
Cook$38,590
Cook$32,150
Cook$36,850
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,210
Dishwasher$34,060
Fast Food and Counter Worker$31,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$45,270
Food Preparation Worker$34,850
Food Server$36,000
Host and Hostess$30,200
Waiter and Waitress$25,470

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$53,510
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$62,280
Grounds Maintenance Worker$73,300
Janitor and Cleaner$39,610
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$46,610
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,470
Pest Control Worker$41,640
Pesticide Handler$49,030
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$77,460

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$30,830
Animal Caretaker$36,430
Animal Trainer$41,690
Barber$53,990
Childcare Worker$35,520
Concierge$36,880
Costume Attendant$52,000
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$32,150
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$43,620
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$50,410
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$52,490
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$51,160
Funeral Attendant$43,910
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$35,370
Gambling Dealer$27,190
Gambling Service Worker$31,540
Hairdresser$39,170
Locker Room$29,710
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,040
Mortician$49,760
Personal Care and Service Worker$31,700
Recreation Worker$37,510
Residential Advisor$48,770
Skincare Specialist$44,430
Tour and Travel Guide$39,650
Usher$33,480

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$62,660
Cashier$34,620
Counter and Rental Clerk$44,850
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$34,180
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$88,510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,770
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$33,820
Insurance Sales Agent$78,640
Parts Salesperson$47,030
Real Estate Broker$39,850
Real Estate Sales Agent$46,410
Retail Salesperson$36,370
Sale and Related Worker$38,350
Sales Engineer$100,600
Sales Representative$103,000
Sales Representative$76,750
Sales Representatives of Service$75,370
Security$83,350
Telemarketer$39,850
Travel Agent$47,260

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$49,580
Billing and Posting Clerk$55,810
Bookkeeping$54,600
Brokerage Clerk$62,110
Cargo and Freight Agent$58,650
Communications Equipment Operator$54,500
Courier and Messenger$44,860
Court$56,520
Credit Authorizer$61,000
Customer Service Representative$48,800
Data Entry Keyer$44,280
Desktop Publisher$54,930
Dispatcher$59,220
Eligibility Interviewer$62,820
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$78,470
File Clerk$46,640
Financial Clerk$60,580
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,440
Gambling Cage Worker$36,810
Hotel$36,320
Human Resources Assistant$54,520
Information and Record Clerk$52,260
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$58,030
Interviewer$49,980
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$63,180
Library Assistant$39,970
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$51,760
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$44,840
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$50,030
Meter Reader$73,930
New Accounts Clerk$48,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker$37,660
Office Clerk$47,840
Office Machine Operator$45,890
Order Clerk$48,400
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$61,320
Postal Service Clerk$61,050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,990
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,740
Procurement Clerk$58,100
Production$61,490
Proofreader and Copy Marker$49,450
Public Safety Telecommunicator$66,550
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,510
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$60,090
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$51,400
Shipping$47,890
Statistical Assistant$58,580
Switchboard Operator$47,430
Teller$44,190
Weigher$49,830
Word Processor and Typist$51,550

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$48,520
Agricultural Inspector$77,150
Animal Breeder$47,900
Farmworker$46,020
Farmworker and Laborer$38,080
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$81,480
Forest and Conservation Worker$39,590
Grader and Sorter$47,540
Logging Equipment Operator$58,590

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$96,190
Brickmason and Blockmason$95,220
Carpenter$64,930
Carpet Installer$85,910
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$66,830
Construction and Building Inspector$88,670
Construction Laborer$60,260
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$90,820
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$61,290
Earth Driller$63,790
Electrician$78,160
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$128,000
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$61,260
Extraction Worker$47,070
Fence Erector$57,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$97,610
Floor Layer$59,380
Floor Sander and Finisher$62,940
Glazier$66,130
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$59,100
Helpers--Electrician$46,750
Highway Maintenance Worker$63,150
Insulation Worker$54,350
Insulation Worker$105,700
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$55,880
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$79,130
Painter$57,270
Paving$68,180
Pipelayer$81,980
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$102,500
Plumber$94,410
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$49,640
Rock Splitter$57,970
Roofer$74,490
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$62,190
Sheet Metal Worker$72,970
Stonemason$60,510
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$95,320
Taper$78,090
Tile and Stone Setter$70,560
Underground Mining Machine Operator$83,120

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$81,980
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$54,330
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$60,970
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$47,800
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$58,390
Avionics Technician$55,660
Bicycle Repairer$35,210
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$66,840
Coin$49,570
Computer$50,540
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$76,640
Electric Motor$58,690
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$78,690
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$80,220
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$99,900
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$104,200
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,740
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$58,040
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$87,160
Heating$76,350
Helpers--Installation$44,950
Home Appliance Repairer$61,360
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$71,960
Installation$60,250
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$59,070
Maintenance and Repair Worker$59,200
Maintenance Worker$63,020
Mechanical Door Repairer$58,870
Medical Equipment Repairer$73,940
Millwright$78,570
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$79,370
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$61,010
Motorcycle Mechanic$58,280
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$44,230
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$55,990
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$57,290
Radio$76,960
Rail Car Repairer$77,800
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$59,410
Rigger$87,120
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$62,440
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$96,780
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$75,150
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$73,710
Tire Repairer and Changer$43,750
Wind Turbine Service Technician$65,000

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$56,540
Baker$40,210
Butcher and Meat Cutter$43,930
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$48,740
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$53,340
Chemical Plant and System Operator$66,500
Cleaning$42,600
Coating$52,210
Coil Winder$52,820
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$56,780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$74,190
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$46,910
Crushing$56,550
Cutter and Trimmer$46,570
Cutting$49,770
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$58,260
Dental Laboratory Technician$56,090
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$47,010
Electrical$47,720
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$58,820
Etcher and Engraver$46,280
Extruding$52,070
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$51,830
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$52,600
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$37,410
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$78,550
Food and Tobacco Roasting$50,340
Food Batchmaker$42,940
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$47,250
Food Processing Worker$41,800
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$56,840
Furnace$47,210
Furniture Finisher$48,640
Gas Plant Operator$100,500
Grinding$51,780
Grinding and Polishing Worker$51,930
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$41,100
Helpers--Production Worker$44,720
Inspector$57,170
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$54,310
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$61,000
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$37,580
Machinist$61,140
Meat$43,400
Medical Appliance Technician$53,750
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$51,990
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$75,880
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$55,210
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$46,920
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$59,270
Molder$45,790
Molding$49,590
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$48,980
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$40,280
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$40,960
Painting$43,630
Paper Goods Machine Setter$58,150
Patternmaker$74,900
Petroleum Pump System Operator$101,900
Plant and System Operator$88,290
Plating Machine Setter$46,730
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$105,600
Power Plant Operator$94,390
Prepress Technician and Worker$49,130
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$48,390
Printing Press Operator$48,560
Production Worker$47,020
Rolling Machine Setter$60,620
Sawing Machine Setter$51,330
Semiconductor Processing Technician$57,780
Separating$57,190
Sewing Machine Operator$38,930
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$42,940
Shoe Machine Operator and Tender$37,600
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$43,360
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$75,850
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$56,210
Tailor$46,180
Textile$34,440
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$41,480
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$46,430
Tool and Die Maker$71,020
Tool Grinder$51,990
Upholsterer$48,810
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$74,670
Welder$60,280
Welding$57,560
Woodworker$57,670
Woodworking Machine Setter$51,540

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$176,800
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$53,100
Aircraft Service Attendant$46,930
Airline Pilot$211,500
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$32,670
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$37,470
Bridge and Lock Tender$74,420
Bus Driver$48,940
Bus Driver$50,200
Captain$80,920
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$37,580
Commercial Pilot$98,630
Conveyor Operator and Tender$43,000
Crane and Tower Operator$80,930
Driver/Sales Worker$32,980
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$68,430
Flight Attendant$61,230
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$61,990
Hoist and Winch Operator$78,400
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$49,740
Laborer and Freight$46,280
Light Truck Driver$48,880
Locomotive Engineer$93,700
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$48,740
Material Moving Worker$53,160
Motor Vehicle Operator$34,670
Packer and Packager$40,310
Parking Attendant$35,250
Pump Operator$59,700
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$78,930
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$62,570
Sailor and Marine Oiler$56,680
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$39,810
Stocker and Order Filler$37,120
Subway and Streetcar Operator$65,410
Tank Car$76,620
Taxi Driver$35,710
Traffic Technician$77,810
Transportation Inspector$92,860
Transportation Worker$45,200

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Minnesota?

About $71,020 a year ($34.14 an hour): the average of the 725 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Minnesota?

Radiologist ($708,300), Dermatologist ($625,800), Surgeon ($568,200).

What are the most common jobs in Minnesota?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (128,680 jobs), Retail Salesperson (74,840 jobs), General and Operations Manager (72,860 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.