Highest Paying Jobs In Minneapolis, MN For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Minneapolis area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 34 highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Minneapolis require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Minneapolis is Oral Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $539,590 and an entry-level salary of $273,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Minneapolis, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Minneapolis can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis, Minnesota:

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Minneapolis

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Oral Surgeon	$539,590	$273,000
2	Thoracic Surgeon	$490,616	$246,000
3	Cardiothoracic Surgeon	$461,736	$232,000
4	Dermatologist	$419,092	$206,000
5	Radiologist	$414,987	$205,000
6	Neurosurgeon	$403,760	$207,000
7	Rheumatologist	$398,350	$195,000
8	Staff Anesthesiologist	$390,763	$162,000
9	Hematologist	$388,009	$191,000
10	Oncologist	$377,946	$187,000
11	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$353,905	$178,000
12	Physiatrist	$352,765	$180,000
13	Pediatric Associate	$329,363	$178,000
14	Neonatologist	$317,425	$137,000
15	Cardiologist	$297,172	$151,000
16	Physician	$296,297	$158,000
17	Hospitalist Physician	$295,909	$207,000
18	Psychiatrist	$295,107	$174,000
19	Consultant And Sales Representative	$284,406	$202,000
20	Neurologist	$282,581	$157,000
21	Operator And Truck Driver	$281,314	$152,000
22	Nephrologist	$279,340	$165,000
23	Pediatric Immunologist	$276,393	$143,000
24	Hospitalist	$260,974	$174,000
25	Staff Physician	$259,073	$154,000
26	Geriatric Physician	$258,427	$135,000
27	Vascular Neurologist	$258,298	$148,000
28	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$257,300	$131,000
29	Endocrinologist	$256,175	$157,000
30	Hospitalist Medical Director	$255,002	$130,000
31	Ophthalmologist	$254,222	$140,000
32	Medical Director	$253,343	$163,000
33	Staff Psychiatrist	$251,664	$164,000
34	Pediatric Cardiologist	$251,184	$122,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Minneapolis for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Minneapolis.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Minneapolis to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Minneapolis.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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