Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Each occupation's median wage in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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 · vs. national

1Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$101,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,370 – $121,720+59.3%
2Brickmasons and Blockmasons$97,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,020 – $101,720+57.7%
3Structural Iron and Steel Workers$97,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,780 – $99,150+55.8%
4Dental Assistants$72,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,920 – $76,280+50.6%
5Property Appraisers and Assessors$99,800
Bachelor's degree
$52,730 – $157,210+46.9%
6Physicians, All Other$378,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,280 – $468,570+42.4%
7Surveying and Mapping Technicians$76,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,440 – $94,800+40.4%
8Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$83,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,100 – $104,250+39.2%
9Insurance Sales Agents$84,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,030 – $177,710+36.0%
10Roofers$75,400
No formal educational credential
$46,080 – $99,170+36.0%
11Loan Officers$102,200
Bachelor's degree
$61,360 – $190,790+33.3%
12Construction Laborers$61,970
No formal educational credential
$43,860 – $96,670+31.5%
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$69,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,570 – $86,190+30.5%
14Library Assistants, Clerical$48,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,140 – $55,190+30.4%
15Electricians$81,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,970 – $123,250+29.6%
16Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$64,410
No formal educational credential
$51,640 – $71,550+29.6%
17Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$46,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,640 – $82,500+29.4%
18First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,510 – $130,160+29.2%
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,580 – $100,060+28.9%
20Massage Therapists$75,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,950 – $111,890+28.9%
21General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$172,470 – $650,820+28.7%
22Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$79,210
Bachelor's degree
$54,630 – $100,940+28.7%
23Dentists, General$219,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$130,800 – $227,640+28.7%
24Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$77,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,160 – $87,510+28.6%
25Paramedics$77,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,810 – $96,100+27.8%
26Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$72,760
No formal educational credential
$50,320 – $101,190+27.6%
27Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$97,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,340 – $109,230+27.5%
28Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$77,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,660 – $100,660+27.0%
29Surgical Technologists$82,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,730 – $98,560+26.8%
30Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$54,160 – $116,690+26.7%
31Administrative Services Managers$144,520
Bachelor's degree
$99,850 – $259,780+26.6%
32Highway Maintenance Workers$63,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670 – $76,690+26.6%
33Construction and Building Inspectors$94,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,450 – $113,570+26.4%
34Health Education Specialists$80,990
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $106,780+26.4%
35Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,370
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $126,830+25.9%
36Parts Salespersons$48,440
No formal educational credential
$33,400 – $64,370+25.4%
37Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $81,240+25.1%
38Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,090
Associate's degree
$48,510 – $66,620+24.7%
39Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730
Bachelor's degree
$49,490 – $101,210+24.6%
40Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$75,020
Master's degree
$51,980 – $98,520+24.5%
41Special Education Teachers, Preschool$80,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $101,110+24.5%
42Chiropractors$98,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,250 – $172,820+24.5%
43Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$97,910
Bachelor's degree
$52,840 – $154,870+24.3%
44Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$97,670
Bachelor's degree
$51,660 – $383,830+24.2%
45Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$81,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,340 – $99,160+24.1%
46Residential Advisors$52,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,180 – $61,600+24.1%
47Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$130,650
Master's degree
$82,950 – $167,880+23.4%
48Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,310
Some college, no degree
$33,360 – $54,580+23.2%
49Painters, Construction and Maintenance$60,850
No formal educational credential
$37,240 – $92,990+23.2%
50Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,890
Associate's degree
$62,760 – $98,220+23.0%

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	vs. national
1	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,630	$51,370 – $121,720	+59.3%
2	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,960	$71,020 – $101,720	+57.7%
3	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,810	$81,780 – $99,150	+55.8%
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,370	$46,920 – $76,280	+50.6%
5	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$99,800	$52,730 – $157,210	+46.9%
6	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$378,730	$75,280 – $468,570	+42.4%
7	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,140	$51,440 – $94,800	+40.4%
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,340	$60,100 – $104,250	+39.2%
9	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,670	$51,030 – $177,710	+36.0%
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$75,400	$46,080 – $99,170	+36.0%
11	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$102,200	$61,360 – $190,790	+33.3%
12	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$61,970	$43,860 – $96,670	+31.5%
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,220	$61,570 – $86,190	+30.5%
14	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,120	$34,140 – $55,190	+30.4%
15	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,890	$48,970 – $123,250	+29.6%
16	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$64,410	$51,640 – $71,550	+29.6%
17	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,310	$25,640 – $82,500	+29.4%
18	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,290	$62,510 – $130,160	+29.2%
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,780	$45,580 – $100,060	+28.9%
20	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,340	$46,950 – $111,890	+28.9%
21	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$330,200	$172,470 – $650,820	+28.7%
22	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$79,210	$54,630 – $100,940	+28.7%
23	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$219,980	$130,800 – $227,640	+28.7%
24	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,170	$57,160 – $87,510	+28.6%
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,430	$60,810 – $96,100	+27.8%
26	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$72,760	$50,320 – $101,190	+27.6%
27	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,190	$63,340 – $109,230	+27.5%
28	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,490	$48,660 – $100,660	+27.0%
29	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,000	$72,730 – $98,560	+26.8%
30	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$79,000	$54,160 – $116,690	+26.7%
31	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,520	$99,850 – $259,780	+26.6%
32	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,650	$37,670 – $76,690	+26.6%
33	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,420	$77,450 – $113,570	+26.4%
34	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,990	$48,450 – $106,780	+26.4%
35	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$80,370	$47,390 – $126,830	+25.9%
36	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$48,440	$33,400 – $64,370	+25.4%
37	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,310	$44,980 – $81,240	+25.1%
38	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,090	$48,510 – $66,620	+24.7%
39	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,730	$49,490 – $101,210	+24.6%
40	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$75,020	$51,980 – $98,520	+24.5%
41	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$80,700	$47,990 – $101,110	+24.5%
42	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,630	$46,250 – $172,820	+24.5%
43	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,910	$52,840 – $154,870	+24.3%
44	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$97,670	$51,660 – $383,830	+24.2%
45	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,290	$59,340 – $99,160	+24.1%
46	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,410	$43,180 – $61,600	+24.1%
47	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$130,650	$82,950 – $167,880	+23.4%
48	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,310	$33,360 – $54,580	+23.2%
49	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$60,850	$37,240 – $92,990	+23.2%
50	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,890	$62,760 – $98,220	+23.0%

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