Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Minnesota

838 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Minnesota for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,900	90	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$102,850	1,710	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$102,660	17,580	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$102,660	17,580	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$102,660	5,280	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$102,660	17,580	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$102,660	17,580	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$102,530	160	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$102,430	110	View salary detail
Audiologists	$102,130	290	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$102,010	160	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$102,010	5,180	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$101,910	550	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$101,870	4,550	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$101,700	2,630	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$101,510	70,110	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$101,510	70,110	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$101,510	70,110	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$101,510	70,110	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$101,510	70,110	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$101,480	4,710	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$101,480	4,710	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$101,480	4,710	View salary detail
Web Developers	$101,020	1,200	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$100,900	710	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$100,790	20,700	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$100,760	1,710	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$100,700	1,020	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$100,570	990	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$100,500	360	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,410	280	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$99,940	2,340	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,900	—	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$99,850	100	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$99,400	290	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$99,400	290	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$99,400	290	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$99,340	72,860	View salary detail
Chemists	$99,280	1,680	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$99,280	670	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$99,140	5,890	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$99,140	5,890	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$99,140	5,890	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$98,710	1,250	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$98,630	910	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$98,000	210	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$97,860	18,850	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,660	90	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$97,610	13,580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,610	13,580	View salary detail

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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.