Minnesota
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$63,445
Median Annual Wage
+37% since 2014
2,704,380
Total Workers
704
Occupations Tracked
Minnesota is a State with 704 tracked occupations and an estimated 2,704,380 total workers. Wages grew an average of 37.5% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Podiatrists | $224,280 |
| Physicists | $222,550 |
| Pediatricians, General | $212,380 |
| Dentists, General | $209,820 |
| Chief Executives | $194,160 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $184,560 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $182,790 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $176,030 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,750 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $168,220 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+37.5%
avg wage growth since 2014
+5.5%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+162.7%
$34,680 → $91,090
|
| Animal Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+131.8%
$59,550 → $138,030
|
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
+108.8%
$20,430 → $42,650
|
| Archivists Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+104.1%
$30,980 → $63,230
|
| Counter and Rental Clerks Sales and Related Occupations |
+102.4%
$20,860 → $42,220
|
Most Jobs Added
| Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations |
+1400.0%
460 → 7,240
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+500.0%
330 → 2,080
|
| Marriage and Family Therapists Community and Social Service Occupations |
+400.0%
690 → 3,780
|
| Dentists, All Other Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+300.0%
80 → 330
|
| Hearing Aid Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+300.0%
70 → 310
|
Wage Declines
| Craft Artists Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-30.4%
$45,940 → $31,980
|
| Surveyors Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-30.0%
$66,560 → $46,610
|
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-28.7%
$51,340 → $36,630
|
| Dentists, All Other Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-19.7%
$161,930 → $129,990
|
| Fashion Designers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-14.4%
$46,750 → $40,040
|
Wage Trends in Minnesota
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| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $63,445 |
| 2023 | $61,205 |
| 2022 | $58,110 |
| 2021 | $55,840 |
| 2020 | $54,050 |
| 2019 | $52,105 |
| 2018 | $50,445 |
| 2017 | $48,810 |
| 2016 | $47,705 |
| 2015 | $46,730 |
| 2014 | $46,200 |
Metro Areas in Minnesota
BLS tracks 5 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.