High paying tech and IT jobs in Minnesota

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,380
Bachelor's degree
$110,830 – $277,49010,970
2Computer Network Architects$133,270
Bachelor's degree
$81,500 – $171,7002,040
3Database Architects$133,050
Bachelor's degree
$94,220 – $169,3801,240
4Information Security Analysts$130,710
Bachelor's degree
$83,140 – $169,7502,680
5Software Developers$130,050
Bachelor's degree
$79,900 – $169,81035,890
6Data Scientists$128,800
Bachelor's degree
$65,730 – $179,6404,020
7Actuaries$128,100
Bachelor's degree
$79,920 – $223,3001,170
8Computer Programmers$107,250
Bachelor's degree
$52,740 – $125,3002,070
9Computer Systems Analysts$106,350
Bachelor's degree
$78,700 – $148,23011,330
10Network and Computer Systems Administrators$101,870
Bachelor's degree
$69,360 – $152,7604,550
11Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,700
Bachelor's degree
$66,090 – $137,3102,630
12Web Developers$101,020
Bachelor's degree
$53,620 – $158,6301,200
13Database Administrators$100,700
Bachelor's degree
$61,120 – $151,5901,020
14Operations Research Analysts$95,550
Bachelor's degree
$60,350 – $133,1701,240
15Computer Occupations, All Other$91,750
Bachelor's degree
$65,260 – $165,2104,180
16Web and Digital Interface Designers$82,650
Bachelor's degree
$47,190 – $133,7101,520
17Computer Network Support Specialists$76,000
Associate's degree
$52,940 – $104,9702,930
18Computer User Support Specialists$63,630
Some college, no degree
$47,840 – $95,22015,320

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,380	$110,830 – $277,490	10,970
2	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$133,270	$81,500 – $171,700	2,040
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$133,050	$94,220 – $169,380	1,240
4	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$130,710	$83,140 – $169,750	2,680
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,050	$79,900 – $169,810	35,890
6	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$128,800	$65,730 – $179,640	4,020
7	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$128,100	$79,920 – $223,300	1,170
8	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$107,250	$52,740 – $125,300	2,070
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,350	$78,700 – $148,230	11,330
10	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$101,870	$69,360 – $152,760	4,550
11	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$101,700	$66,090 – $137,310	2,630
12	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$101,020	$53,620 – $158,630	1,200
13	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$100,700	$61,120 – $151,590	1,020
14	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,550	$60,350 – $133,170	1,240
15	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,750	$65,260 – $165,210	4,180
16	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$82,650	$47,190 – $133,710	1,520
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$76,000	$52,940 – $104,970	2,930
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$63,630	$47,840 – $95,220	15,320

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Minnesota. 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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