High paying tech and IT jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI run 4.8% above the national average (2024), so a Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$178,080
Bachelor's degree
$122,210 – $286,3008,780
2Computer Network Architects$134,230
Bachelor's degree
$82,650 – $171,7001,670
3Database Architects$134,010
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $169,3801,090
4Software Developers$130,920
Bachelor's degree
$83,020 – $170,06027,410
5Information Security Analysts$130,710
Bachelor's degree
$84,030 – $167,8902,240
6Data Scientists$129,780
Bachelor's degree
$71,990 – $195,5303,250
7Actuaries$125,960
Bachelor's degree
$79,350 – $218,1001,020
8Computer Programmers$118,000
Bachelor's degree
$61,590 – $125,3001,570
9Computer Systems Analysts$112,090
Bachelor's degree
$79,950 – $152,0308,580
10Web Developers$106,890
Bachelor's degree
$69,500 – $159,840800
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$102,790
Bachelor's degree
$71,780 – $160,0303,200
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,130
Bachelor's degree
$66,370 – $138,5702,190
13Database Administrators$101,610
Bachelor's degree
$61,600 – $151,590790
14Operations Research Analysts$95,450
Bachelor's degree
$60,350 – $133,1701,140
15Computer Occupations, All Other$91,730
Bachelor's degree
$66,210 – $166,3803,500
16Web and Digital Interface Designers$81,730
Bachelor's degree
$51,680 – $140,320970
17Computer Network Support Specialists$76,560
Associate's degree
$55,150 – $112,3102,040
18Computer User Support Specialists$64,890
Some college, no degree
$48,800 – $97,35011,190

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$178,080	$122,210 – $286,300	8,780
2	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$134,230	$82,650 – $171,700	1,670
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$134,010	$99,990 – $169,380	1,090
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,920	$83,020 – $170,060	27,410
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$130,710	$84,030 – $167,890	2,240
6	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$129,780	$71,990 – $195,530	3,250
7	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$125,960	$79,350 – $218,100	1,020
8	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$118,000	$61,590 – $125,300	1,570
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$112,090	$79,950 – $152,030	8,580
10	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$106,890	$69,500 – $159,840	800
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$102,790	$71,780 – $160,030	3,200
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$102,130	$66,370 – $138,570	2,190
13	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$101,610	$61,600 – $151,590	790
14	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,450	$60,350 – $133,170	1,140
15	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,730	$66,210 – $166,380	3,500
16	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$81,730	$51,680 – $140,320	970
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$76,560	$55,150 – $112,310	2,040
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$64,890	$48,800 – $97,350	11,190

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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