All the great things that make Minneapolis home to thousands of families and individuals also make it a haven for job searchers of all stripes, some looking for the very first time, others seeking a change of pace, and others still who are desperately calling every business they can find and hoping that their next big interview will be "the one."
But there are new companies springing up across the Minneapolis area all the time, and this begs an important question for job searchers: which companies are the best for employees to work for?
We were curious, so, we hand curated a list of the best companies to work for headquartered in and around Minneapolis, MN using data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
Click on a logo or scroll down for more info about why the companies made it.
Score: 212.3
Location: 1515 Central Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403
CEO: Chris Spurgat
Company Description: Object Partners delivers custom software solutions using best of breed technology. Using the best and brightest software developers to deliver best in class results.
Score: 101.4
Location: 8120 Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431
CEO: Marlene Phipps
Company Description: Since 1993, Celarity has been Minneapolis and St. Paul's top recruiting agency for marketing, creative and technology talent.
Their responsive, friendly approach matched with our passion for Creating Happy Careers has resulted in more than 4,000 successful placements at more than 500 Minnesota organizations.
Score: 96.1
Location: 80 South 8th Street Suite #700 Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Jim Hays
Company Description: Hays Companies specialize in risk management and commercial insurance, employee benefits, and wealth management and specialty solutions. They are a trusted advisor and sound voice through the volatility.
Score: 94.7
Location: 901 S Marquette Ave, #2300 Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Mynul Khan
Company Description: Field Nation helps clients find vetted service providers and manage projects in one place.
Score: 92.9
Location: 420 North 5th Street, Suite 100 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 55401
CEO: Nan
Company Description: HGA is a full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm. HGA is a full-service, integrated firm where multidisciplinary teams of experts work together throughout the life of a project to create holistic designs.
Learn More About HGA Architects & Engineers: Jobs | Salaries | Info
Score: 87.9
Location: 2221 University Ave SE, Suite 450. Minneapolis, MN 55414
CEO: Mike Hendrickson
Company Description: The Minnesota Daily is a student-led media organization serving the University of Minnesota campus and surrounding community.
The print publication is distributed twice per week during the fall and spring semesters and once per week during the summer semester.
Score: 87.3
Location: 5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416
CEO: Walter White
Company Description: Allianz is a leading provider of retirement solutions, including fixed and variable annuities and life insurance for individuals.
Score: 86.4
Location: 2701 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
CEO: Ed Deutschlander
Company Description: North Star is home to 150 financial advisors and 150 team members in 22 states, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Together, they assist over 120,000 individuals and families in pursuing their financial goals.
Learn More About North Star Resource Group: Jobs | Salaries | Info
Score: 73.0
Location: 533 South Third Street, Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55415
CEO: Patrick G. Ryan
Company Description: Employing nearly 1,300 workers, Ryan specializes in integrated project delivery, building information modeling, Lean construction practices and sustainable design for office, retail, industrial, and the public sector.
Score: 72.0
Location: 500 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
CEO: Rodney Young
Company Description: Delta Dental of Minnesota is one of the largest providers of dental benefits in the Upper Midwest, serving more than 9,000 Minnesota.
Founded in 1969, the company is an independent, nonprofit health service plan corporation.
Learn More About Delta Dental of Minnesota: Jobs | Salaries | Info
Score: 68.2
Location: 1350 Lagoon Ave #940, Minneapolis, MN 55408
CEO: Tom Austin
Company Description: F2 is an intelligence and strategic advisory firm. F2 is a cutting-edge strategic advisor for CEOs and investors who are seeking unparalleled insights that make a difference.
Score: 67.8
Location: 510 N 1st Ave #400, Minneapolis, MN 55403
CEO: Greg Mcgrane
Company Description: Project Consulting Group's proven success is rooted in their experienced, full-time consultants that deliver exceptional value and results to their clients.
Score: 66.3
Location: 3311 E Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN 55425
CEO: David Ossip
Company Description: Ceridian is a global human capital management software company.
Dayforce, our flagship cloud platform, provides human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management capabilities in a single solution.
Score: 65.0
Location: 800 Nicollet Mall Suite 1000 Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Chad Abraham
Company Description: Piper Jaffray Companies is a full-service investment bank and asset management firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, public offerings, public finance, institutional brokerage, investment management and securities research.
Score: 64.3
Location: 1112 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
CEO: Pat Mchale
Company Description: Graco has been a leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling in the construction, manufacturing, processing and maintenance industries.
Score: 63.9
Location: 110 North Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 55403
CEO: Marcus Fischer
Company Description: Carmichael Lynch creates unfair ideas that give their clients an unfair advantage. They are a full service adveritsing agency located in Minneapolis.
Score: 62.8
Location: 40 South 7th Street, Suite 104 Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Greg Jensen
Company Description: Pro Staff is a light industrial and administrative staffing agency in the Minneapolis, MN area. They work with job seekers and employers to find jobs, help fill skilled employment gaps, and find the best talent for your field.
Score: 62.6
Location: 901 S Marquette Ave #2400, Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Mike Buchner
Company Description: Fallon is a fully-integrated creative, media and production agency, headquartered in Minneapolis with offices around the globe.
Score: 62.1
Location: 800 Lasalle Ave #2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
CEO: Nan
Company Description: Robins Kaplan LLP is one of the nation's premier litigation firms. They represent some of the world's largest companies, most innovative start-ups, and individuals from virtually every industry and walk of life.
Score: 60.3
Location: 700 Meadow Lane North Minneapolis, MN 55422
CEO: Dan Johnson
Company Description: M. A. Mortenson development team delivers financing, site selection, permitting, entitlements -- everything you need to get a project on its way.
Unlike some other websites, we rely on data over opinion when it comes to understanding companies. So when we decided to take a look at which companies are the best to work for in Minneapolis, we took a data-centric approach.
Specifically, we dug into the following data for each of the approximately 200 companies in Minneapolis:
Sources of data include the BLS, Federal Election Commission, and our own proprietary collection of resumes and job data.
We then created indexes, or scores, for each of the three categories with a higher score being better.
Finally, we averaged the three indices into one "Best Place To Work Score" with the company earning the highest score, Object Partners, being the best.
Here's a look at the cream of the crop.
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Check out some more information about looking for companies and jobs in Minnesota:
| Rank | Company | Salary Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Object Partners | 212 |
| 2 | Celarity | 101 |
| 3 | Hays Companies | 96 |
| 4 | Field Nation | 94 |
| 5 | HGA Architects & Engineers | 92 |
| 6 | Minnesota Daily | 87 |
| 7 | Allianz Life | 87 |
| 8 | North Star Resource Group | 86 |
| 9 | Ryan Companies US | 72 |
| 10 | Delta Dental of Minnesota | 71 |
| 11 | F2 Intelligence Group | 68 |
| 12 | Project Consulting Group | 67 |
| 13 | Ceridian | 66 |
| 14 | Piper Jaffray | 65 |
| 15 | Graco | 64 |
| 16 | Carmichael Lynch | 63 |
| 17 | Pro Staff | 62 |
| 18 | Fallon Worldwide | 62 |
| 19 | Robins Kaplan | 62 |
| 20 | M. A. Mortenson | 60 |