Mankato, MN

Across all occupations in the Mankato, MN metropolitan area, the median wage is $49,530 a year ($23.81 an hour) and the mean $62,430, May 2025. That median is −3% against the US median of $50,980 and −13% against Minnesota's $56,920. BLS counts 56,180 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Mankato, MN vs Minnesota and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Mankato, MN area, Minnesota and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Mankato, MN	Hourly	$14.65	$18.03	$23.81	$35.40	$48.88	$30.02	56,180
Mankato, MN	Annual	$30,460	$37,500	$49,530	$73,640	$101,670	$62,430	56,180
Minnesota	Hourly	$16.12	$19.08	$27.36	$39.67	$60.45	$34.21	2,949,820
Minnesota	Annual	$33,540	$39,680	$56,920	$82,520	$125,730	$71,160	2,949,820
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

246 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Minnesota. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Mankato, MN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$421,630	$202.71	80
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$314,060	$150.99	**
3	Dentists, General	$207,000	$99.52	60
4	Chief Executives	$171,460	$82.43	120
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,750	$76.32	50
6	Pharmacists	$157,010	$75.49	100
7	Marketing Managers	$155,360	$74.69	70
8	Human Resources Managers	$147,830	$71.07	60
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Minnesota	$142,390	$68.46	70
10	Physician Assistants	$142,020	$68.28	70
11	Nurse Practitioners	$138,580	$66.62	150
12	Financial Managers in Minnesota	$134,710	$64.76	210
13	Veterinarians	$134,110	$64.48	50
14	Sales Managers in Minnesota	$131,330	$63.14	170
15	Lawyers in Minnesota	$130,020	$62.51	140
16	Civil Engineers	$128,220	$61.65	50
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$127,590	*	50
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$122,830	$59.05	50
19	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,320	$55.92	40
20	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$116,010	*	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Mankato, MN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Minnesota	3,170	56.51	2.04	$37,560
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Minnesota	1,860	33.13	1.34	$30,000
3	Retail Salespersons in Minnesota	1,780	31.77	1.27	$35,350
4	Registered Nurses in Minnesota	1,570	28.02	1.29	$103,400
5	General and Operations Managers in Minnesota	1,180	20.96	0.93	$86,890
6	Cashiers in Minnesota	1,140	20.21	1.02	$33,530
7	Office Clerks, General in Minnesota	1,080	19.20	1.21	$47,890
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Minnesota	1,080	19.27	1.06	$39,360
9	Customer Service Representatives in Minnesota	1,030	18.30	1.10	$47,320
10	Nursing Assistants in Minnesota	930	16.47	1.77	$46,430
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Minnesota	900	15.97	1.12	$37,380
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Minnesota	790	14.13	0.74	$44,500
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Minnesota	770	13.67	0.94	$23,330
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Minnesota	770	13.72	1.52	$45,650
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Minnesota	740	13.09	0.99	$60,070
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Minnesota	660	11.67	1.06	$51,410
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Minnesota	630	11.24	1.14	$56,690
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Minnesota	570	10.15	1.11	$37,850
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Minnesota	530	9.39	1.19	$43,300
19	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Minnesota	530	9.48	1.19	$69,100

Most concentrated occupations in Mankato, MN

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Prepress Technicians and Workers	12.79	110	1.96	$45,430
2	Printing Press Operators	8.24	430	7.65	$44,980
3	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	7.21	100	1.73	$60,820
4	Marriage and Family Therapists	6.09	150	2.61	$83,100
5	Social Workers, All Other	4.85	110	1.96	$77,990
6	Residential Advisors	4.78	150	2.60	$46,720
7	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.36	130	2.33	$55,300
8	Bus Drivers, School	3.10	450	8.02	$46,580
9	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2.80	500	8.85	$63,460
10	Industrial Engineers	2.66	350	6.25	$96,110

Occupation groups in Mankato, MN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$102,990	$118,840	3,170	56.35	0.79
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$95,810	$122,010	3,960	70.42	1.11
Architecture and Engineering	$85,740	$90,530	1,060	18.78	1.12
Computer and Mathematical	$82,230	$88,540	710	12.65	0.37
Legal	$81,410	$103,990	270	4.85	0.58
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$78,620	$83,440	320	5.69	0.60
Business and Financial Operations	$75,670	$81,410	2,590	46.06	0.68
Construction and Extraction	$65,790	$72,020	1,840	32.68	0.79
Community and Social Service	$63,460	$64,890	1,660	29.63	1.73
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,770	$69,290	3,430	61.06	1.04
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,010	$63,010	2,180	38.74	0.99
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$50,780	$58,030	660	11.66	0.89
Office and Administrative Support	$49,430	$52,080	5,980	106.45	0.93
Protective Service	$49,340	$58,010	640	11.32	0.47
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$48,520	$46,480	120	2.10	0.75
Production	$47,770	$52,020	4,560	81.15	1.47
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,920	$49,350	4,840	86.12	0.98
Healthcare Support	$40,290	$42,630	4,900	87.19	1.72
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,680	$41,020	1,570	27.95	0.96
Sales and Related	$36,260	$47,440	4,880	86.92	1.01
Personal Care and Service	$35,380	$38,590	1,370	24.36	1.16
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$31,730	$33,450	5,500	97.87	1.11

Every occupation in Minnesota, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 246 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Mankato, MN estimates (area 31860).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Mankato, MN area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.