BLS metro-level wage data places Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at a median of $81,220 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $85,020, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 230 area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondarys are employed across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA in SOC 25-1062.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pay distribution spans from $56,390 at the 10th percentile to $159,670 at the 90th — a 2.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $63,370 and the 75th at $105,150, so half of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-based area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondarys earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MN data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.