Jobs in Saint Paul, MN: pay, hiring and remote work
In Saint Paul, 40% of the 120 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $104,500 a year. 1.7% are remote, 13.3% are entry level, and 28.3% 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)
120open postings from 39 employers
40%list a pay range (#20 of 71 published cities)
$104,500median posted pay (middle half: $69,500 to $133,000), from 38 postings with pay
1.7%remote, 0% hybrid
23 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 28.3% over 60 days
$59,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
13.3%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).
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Financial Services
27
Healthcare & Life Sciences
24
Other
17
Employers with the most openings
U.S. Bank: 14 postings
Baxter: 10 postings
Xcel Energy: 9 postings
Trane Technologies: 8 postings
Careers Msa Ps: 7 postings
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 Saint Paul. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
