Jobs in Minneapolis, MN: pay, hiring and remote work
In Minneapolis, 45.6% of the 760 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $114,500 a year. 5.5% are remote, 17.5% are entry level, and 23.2% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $110,000 posted salary in the Minneapolis area buys about what $105,000 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 5% above the national average.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($59,500) is worth $56,500 in average-US dollars, 13th of 99 metro areas.
37.4% of open job postings list a pay range, 20th of 99 metro areas.
22.8% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 24 days), 83rd highest of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 12% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Minneapolis compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
760open postings from 163 employers
45.6%list a pay range (#17 of 71 published cities)
$114,500median posted pay (middle half: $84,500 to $147,000), from 282 postings with pay
5.5%remote, 0.3% hybrid
25 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 23.2% over 60 days
$59,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
17.5%entry-level postings
MN requires employers to include a pay range in job postings (since 2025).
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.7% in 2026-08 (4% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Minnesota, employers had 135,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.3% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 17.6% below its February 2020 level and 7.7% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay by kind of job in Minneapolis
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Engineering (other)
$126,500
10
Sales
$125,000
53
Product and design
$105,000
15
Marketing
$100,000
11
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Financial Services
141
Healthcare & Life Sciences
104
Software & Technology
86
Energy & Utilities
72
Real Estate & Construction
71
Education
58
Retail & E-commerce
56
Other
54
Manufacturing & Industrial
51
Consulting & Professional Services
43
Employers with the most openings
Ameriprise: 77 postings
Xcel Energy: 61 postings
AugsburgUniversity MinneapolisMN: 51 postings
U.S. Bank: 47 postings
Medtronic: 29 postings
What applications ask in Minneapolis
Among 100 application forms we read: 61% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 84% ask about visa sponsorship, 72% include the equal-opportunity section, and 4% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area run 5% above the national average, and housing runs 12% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $59,500, which is worth $56,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $110,000 is worth $105,000.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Minneapolis. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
