SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Minnesota

Short answer

In Minnesota, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 13 areas is $35.63 an hour at Level 1 ($74,110 a year) and $67.15 an hour at Level 4 ($139,672 a year). The Level 2 median of $46.14 is 18% above the national median across areas ($39.14). Rochester, MN is the highest-paying area at $48.07 at Level 2, and Duluth, MN-WI the lowest at $31.53.

Every Minnesota area for data scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Rochester, MN	$39.18	$48.07	$56.95	$65.84
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$36.89	$46.98	$57.06	$67.15
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35.38	$46.72	$58.06	$69.40
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$35.79	$46.65	$57.52	$68.38
Mankato, MN	$35.69	$46.60	$57.51	$68.42
St. Cloud, MN	$35.63	$46.54	$57.44	$68.35
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35.15	$46.14	$57.12	$68.11
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35.49	$46.14	$56.78	$67.43
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$35.64	$42.21	$48.79	$55.36
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$36.61	$41.48	$46.34	$51.21
Fargo, ND-MN	$32.09	$39.07	$46.04	$53.02
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$30.23	$38.84	$47.44	$56.05
Duluth, MN-WI	$22.55	$31.53	$40.52	$49.50

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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