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
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$88,290	200	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$88,290	200	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$88,000	2,260	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$88,000	2,260	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$88,000	2,260	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$88,000	2,260	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$87,510	21,280	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$87,510	21,280	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,340	240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$87,160	9,110	View salary detail
Riggers	$87,120	190	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$86,940	220	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$85,970	450	View salary detail
Coroners	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$85,920	6,140	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$85,910	—	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,710	480	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,570	690	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$85,190	1,060	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$84,410	230	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$84,280	2,620	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$84,220	5,430	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,200	920	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,710	110	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$83,680	320	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$83,620	980	View salary detail
Surveyors	$83,620	980	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$83,400	290	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$83,400	4,910	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,380	450	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$83,360	9,160	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,360	9,160	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$83,350	8,820	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$83,280	820	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$83,280	820	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$83,280	820	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$83,270	910	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$83,120	930	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,060	100	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,670	180	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$82,650	1,520	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$82,650	1,520	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,640	760	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$82,630	1,110	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,470	360	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.