Minnesota Salaries

Occupation wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Occupations Tracked

with wage data

Avg. Median Salary

$168,695

across all occupations

Top Salary

$224,280

Podiatrists

Highest Paying Jobs in Minnesota

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Podiatrists	$224,280	$209,990	150
2	Physicists	$222,550	$217,700	60
3	Pediatricians, General	$212,380	$209,210	890
4	Dentists, General	$209,820	$224,700	2,500
5	Chief Executives	$194,160	$243,330	6,690
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$184,560	$188,580	N/A
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$182,790	$165,960	470
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$176,030	$164,870	630
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,750	$180,390	10,710
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,220	$173,730	4,190
11	Marketing Managers	$167,250	$171,860	8,610
12	Physical Scientists, All Other	$167,110	$149,950	600
13	Managers, All Other	$158,680	$160,530	4,640
14	Financial Managers	$158,040	$170,550	16,520
15	Purchasing Managers	$157,450	$158,680	1,400
16	Pharmacists	$154,610	$147,880	6,010
17	Human Resources Managers	$152,250	$158,880	4,140
18	Nuclear Engineers	$150,260	$147,850	190
19	Optometrists	$150,020	$143,450	700
20	Sales Managers	$148,190	$165,710	10,480
21	Aerospace Engineers	$147,940	$141,910	140
22	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$143,990	$151,460	310
23	Physician Assistants	$139,300	$144,940	3,790
24	Animal Scientists	$138,030	$130,410	60
25	Lawyers	$137,720	$157,360	12,880

Occupation	Median Salary	Employment
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,470	38,540
Gambling Dealers	$25,360	1,290
Bartenders	$26,840	21,570
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$28,180	200
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,980	7,140
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$29,040	720
Cooks, Short Order	$29,260	1,260
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$29,450	2,870
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$29,750	7,710
Cooks, Fast Food	$30,810	7,400