Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Across all occupations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, the median wage is $59,320 a year ($28.52 an hour) and the mean $74,580, May 2025. That median is +16% against the US median of $50,980 and +4% against Minnesota's $56,920. BLS counts 1,951,650 jobs in the area, which spans Minnesota and Wisconsin. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI vs Minnesota and Wisconsin and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area, Minnesota and Wisconsin and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIHourly$16.80$20.11$28.52$43.33$63.01$35.861,951,650
Annual$34,940$41,830$59,320$90,120$131,060$74,580
MinnesotaHourly$16.12$19.08$27.36$39.67$60.45$34.212,949,820
Annual$33,540$39,680$56,920$82,520$125,730$71,160
WisconsinHourly$14.41$18.12$24.17$36.71$50.47$30.902,941,540
Annual$29,980$37,700$50,270$76,350$104,990$64,270
United StatesHourly$15.00$18.07$24.51$38.71$61.81$33.54155,495,730
Annual$31,200$37,590$50,980$80,520$128,560$69,770
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $34,940$34,94025th25th: $41,830$41,830MedianMedian: $59,320$59,32075th75th: $90,120$90,12090th90th: $131,060$131,060US median
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.

671 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: Minnesota, Wisconsin. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

RankOccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Radiologists$745,230$358.2930
2Surgeons, All Other$568,150$273.15330
3Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$389,450$187.24**
4Physicians, All Other$378,730$182.083,690
5Emergency Medicine Physicians$367,120$176.50550
6Psychiatrists$336,410$161.74330
7Neurologists$335,420$161.26120
8General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200$158.751,440
9Obstetricians and Gynecologists$306,770$147.49490
10Podiatrists$287,400$138.1790
11Family Medicine Physicians$283,060$136.091,120
12Nurse Anesthetists$258,570$124.311,250
13Pediatricians, General$226,280$108.79600
14Dentists, General$219,980$105.761,760
15Law Teachers, Postsecondary$218,970*60
16Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470*2,940
17Chief Executives$209,980$100.954,500
18Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$186,580$89.70420
19Air Traffic Controllers$179,670$86.38620
20Computer and Information Systems Managers in Minnesota$178,080$85.628,780

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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

RankOccupationEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotientMedian annual
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Minnesota93,56047.941.73$38,860
2Retail Salespersons in Minnesota51,18026.231.05$36,670
3General and Operations Managers in Minnesota44,89023.001.02$103,570
4Registered Nurses in Minnesota43,60022.341.03$103,040
5Customer Service Representatives in Minnesota38,63019.791.19$49,480
6Fast Food and Counter Workers in Minnesota37,92019.430.78$33,040
7Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Minnesota36,70018.800.99$47,320
8Office Clerks, General in Minnesota35,61018.241.15$48,790
9Cashiers in Minnesota32,76016.790.84$35,760
10Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Minnesota29,57015.151.68$47,200
11Software Developers in Minnesota27,41014.041.29$130,920
12Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Minnesota26,79013.730.97$40,800
13Stockers and Order Fillers in Minnesota25,70013.170.72$37,440
14Waiters and Waitresses in Minnesota25,62013.130.90$25,920
15Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Minnesota23,37011.981.31$45,310
16Accountants and Auditors in Minnesota21,82011.181.20$86,500
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Minnesota21,56011.051.39$78,470
18Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Minnesota20,43010.470.79$64,200
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Minnesota19,1809.830.90$54,080
20Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Minnesota18,0909.270.94$60,470

Most concentrated occupations in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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.

RankOccupationLocation quotientEmploymentJobs per 1,000Median annual
1Prepress Technicians and Workers8.372,5001.28$49,130
2Gambling Service Workers, All Other8.181,4500.74$30,780
3Dentists, All Other Specialists5.863800.20*
4Social Workers, All Other5.634,4502.28$79,790
5Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other5.054500.23$32,150
6Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.574,3402.22$73,060
7Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors4.352,0401.04$79,210
8Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers3.631,0700.55$127,890
9Print Binding and Finishing Workers3.091,2900.66$48,610
10Actuaries3.051,0200.52$125,960

Occupation groups in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

GroupMedian annualMean annualEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Management$132,590$149,270141,18072.341.01
Legal$110,530$140,78017,5308.981.07
Computer and Mathematical$106,370$113,40073,27037.541.11
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$101,080$123,400119,29061.130.97
Architecture and Engineering$99,810$104,16043,59022.341.33
Life, Physical, and Social Science$89,090$96,77019,4409.961.05
Business and Financial Operations$88,000$97,360154,95079.391.17
Construction and Extraction$76,540$78,66075,26038.560.93
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$65,230$73,27026,69013.681.04
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$64,950$69,94060,59031.050.79
Community and Social Service$62,210$67,29039,49020.241.18
Educational Instruction and Library$60,470$68,100112,43057.610.98
Protective Service$58,240$64,78032,27016.540.68
Office and Administrative Support$52,920$56,150214,110109.710.96
Production$50,090$55,530122,44062.741.14
Transportation and Material Moving$48,250$56,330146,68075.160.85
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$47,580$51,5401,4400.740.26
Sales and Related$43,520$61,520165,00084.550.98
Healthcare Support$42,690$43,630127,64065.401.29
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$42,260$45,09051,48026.380.90
Personal Care and Service$37,060$41,86046,62023.891.14
Food Preparation and Serving Related$35,000$36,210160,26082.120.93

Every occupation in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 671 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI estimates (area 33460).

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Wage estimate not available.
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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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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.
  • The area spans Minnesota and Wisconsin; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state Minnesota.