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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Logistics Engineers$82,3203,450View salary detail
Logisticians$82,3203,450View salary detail
Logistics Analysts$82,3203,450View salary detail
Pipelayers$81,980510View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,9802,390View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$81,60030,530View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$81,5802,040View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$81,580280View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$81,480230View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$81,460160View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$81,290670View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$81,290670View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$81,290670View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists$81,280190View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,2801,340View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$80,930370View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$80,920110View salary detail
Cost Estimators$80,8104,310View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$80,7002,550View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,650410View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$80,600190View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$80,5503,130View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$80,540240View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$80,410260View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,2201,240View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$80,2101,770View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers$80,0001,970View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$80,0001,970View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts$80,0001,970View salary detail
Midwives$79,990410View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,990410View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers$79,900500View salary detail
Food Service Managers$79,820730View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other$79,7907,270View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$79,720410View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists$79,610750View salary detail
Chiropractors$79,5101,160View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,3702,890View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$79,1308,590View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$79,0001,150View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,950950View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,930830View salary detail
Lodging Managers$78,890250View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$78,8001,120View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$78,770—View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists$78,76017,240View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,6902,030View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$78,69040View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$78,64010,010View salary detail
Millwrights$78,570480View 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.