SOC 15-1251, wage year 2025-26

Computer Programmers prevailing wage in Minnesota

Short answer

In Minnesota, the median prevailing wage for computer programmers across its 13 areas is $31.55 an hour at Level 1 ($65,624 a year) and $57.42 an hour at Level 4 ($119,434 a year). The Level 2 median of $40.40 is 9% above the national median across areas ($36.98). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the highest-paying area at $43.47 at Level 2, and Sioux Falls, SD-MN the lowest at $31.35.

Every Minnesota area for computer programmers

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$36.19	$43.47	$50.76	$58.04
Mankato, MN	$35.61	$43.06	$50.51	$57.96
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35.40	$42.81	$50.23	$57.64
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$34.57	$42.19	$49.80	$57.42
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$32.64	$41.51	$50.38	$59.25
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31.30	$40.48	$49.65	$58.83
Rochester, MN	$31.55	$40.40	$49.26	$58.11
Duluth, MN-WI	$31.83	$39.19	$46.54	$53.90
Fargo, ND-MN	$29.66	$36.43	$43.21	$49.98
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$28.07	$35.55	$43.02	$50.50
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$27.22	$33.54	$39.87	$46.19
St. Cloud, MN	$27.55	$33.01	$38.48	$43.94
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$26.04	$31.35	$36.65	$41.96

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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