SOC 15-1299, wage year 2025-26

Computer Occupations, All Other prevailing wage in Minnesota

Short answer

In Minnesota, the median prevailing wage for computer occupations, all other across its 13 areas is $29.33 an hour at Level 1 ($61,006 a year) and $53.57 an hour at Level 4 ($111,426 a year). The Level 2 median of $36.83 is 1% above the national median across areas ($36.41). Sioux Falls, SD-MN is the highest-paying area at $45.60 at Level 2, and Fargo, ND-MN the lowest at $29.34.

Every Minnesota area for computer occupations, all other

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38.03$45.60$53.18$60.75
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$33.79$43.37$52.96$62.54
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$33.21$42.65$52.10$61.54
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$33.03$42.55$52.08$61.60
Rochester, MN$30.05$40.79$51.53$62.27
St. Cloud, MN$26.56$36.85$47.13$57.42
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$28.55$36.83$45.12$53.40
Mankato, MN$29.53$35.79$42.06$48.32
Duluth, MN-WI$29.33$35.60$41.88$48.15
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$24.91$34.46$44.02$53.57
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$26.22$33.22$40.21$47.21
Grand Forks, ND-MN$23.35$30.42$37.48$44.55
Fargo, ND-MN$21.29$29.34$37.40$45.45

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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