Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Minneapolis, MN

789 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Minneapolis, MN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$83,340	4,270	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,300	50	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,200	170	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,120	230	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$83,100	170	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,060	40	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$82,980	1,880	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$82,440	3,100	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$82,020	320	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$82,000	1,080	View salary detail
Electricians	$81,890	8,810	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$81,730	970	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$81,730	970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$81,630	830	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$81,380	170	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$81,290	500	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$81,290	500	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$81,290	500	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$81,290	1,630	View salary detail
Midwives	$81,270	310	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$81,270	310	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$81,230	2,450	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,220	230	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$81,180	210	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$80,990	770	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$80,880	40	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$80,800	1,390	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$80,780	1,900	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$80,700	760	View salary detail
Foresters	$80,600	100	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,600	70	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,560	250	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$80,540	510	View salary detail
Geneticists	$80,540	510	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$80,540	510	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$80,540	510	View salary detail
Biologists	$80,540	510	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$80,430	1,240	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$80,380	190	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,370	890	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$80,330	12,660	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,290	220	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,080	110	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$80,030	6,150	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,890	1,220	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$79,820	660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,820	8,300	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$79,790	4,450	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,730	16,990	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,690	11,960	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.