Salaries in Minneapolis.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.05x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$360,000

Chief Security Officer

Median of All Roles

$145,000

Senior Business Analyst

Entry Level

$35,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Minneapolis, MN has a cost-of-living index of 1.05x the national average. The highest-paying role is Chief Security Officer at $360,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $145,000. Minneapolis is a Fortune 500 powerhouse with Target, UnitedHealth Group, Best Buy, and 3M headquartered in the metro.

About the Minneapolis market

Minneapolis is a Fortune 500 powerhouse with Target, UnitedHealth Group, Best Buy, and 3M headquartered in the metro. The city's strong corporate base creates consistent demand across finance, healthcare, retail tech, and supply chain roles. Quality of life is high, and employers offer competitive salaries to offset the cold winters.

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Top 50 salaries in Minneapolis

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief Security Officer	$360,000	$281,000 – $468,000
2	SVP of Engineering	$354,000	$300,000 – $460,000
3	Senior VP of Security	$353,000	$300,000 – $459,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$353,000	$276,000 – $459,000
5	SVP of AI Innovation	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
6	SVP of Product	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
7	SVP of Data	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
8	Chief Science Officer	$332,000	$259,000 – $432,000
9	VP of AI Research	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
10	VP of Mobile	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
11	VP of Solutions Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
12	VP of Network Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
13	SVP of Technology	$330,000	$280,000 – $429,000
14	Chief AI Officer	$329,000	$244,000 – $424,000
15	VP of AI Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
16	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$328,000	$256,000 – $426,000
17	VP of Developer Experience	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
18	VP of Risk	$328,000	$278,000 – $426,000
19	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
20	VP of Cybersecurity	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
21	VP of AI	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
22	VP of Platform Engineering	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
23	VP of Cloud	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
24	VP of Support Engineering	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
25	VP of Security Engineering	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
26	SVP of Finance	$324,000	$275,000 – $420,000
27	Chief Commercial Officer	$322,000	$251,000 – $419,000
28	VP of Machine Learning	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
29	CTO	$321,000	$251,000 – $418,000
30	VP of IT	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
31	VP of Infrastructure	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
32	VP of Analytics	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
33	Chief Architect	$321,000	$273,000 – $418,000
34	VP of Information Security	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
35	VP of Technical Support	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
36	Chief Data & AI Officer	$319,000	$238,000 – $416,000
37	VP of Data Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
38	VP of Data	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
39	VP of Information Technology	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
40	VP of Database Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
41	SVP of Sales	$318,000	$248,000 – $414,000
42	SVP of Strategy	$318,000	$248,000 – $414,000
43	VP of Quality	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
44	Senior Head of Security	$316,000	$269,000 – $411,000
45	VP of Data Science	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
46	Senior Head of Product	$315,000	$246,000 – $410,000
47	VP of Finance	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
48	VP of Privacy	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
49	VP of Security	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
50	VP of Application Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000

Tax considerations

Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85%, one of the highest state rates. There is no city income tax in Minneapolis, but the state burden significantly reduces take home pay.

Negotiating in Minneapolis

Emphasize retention risk when negotiating. Minneapolis employers know that remote opportunities from warmer, lower tax states are a constant competitive threat.

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