SOC 15-1244, wage year 2025-26

Network and Computer Systems Administrators prevailing wage in Minnesota

Short answer

In Minnesota, the median prevailing wage for network and computer systems administrators across its 13 areas is $31.00 an hour at Level 1 ($64,480 a year) and $47.70 an hour at Level 4 ($99,216 a year). The Level 2 median of $36.69 is 2% above the national median across areas ($35.86). Rochester, MN is the highest-paying area at $45.31 at Level 2, and Sioux Falls, SD-MN the lowest at $32.56.

Every Minnesota area for network and computer systems administrators

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Rochester, MN	$38.56	$45.31	$52.07	$58.82
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$33.42	$40.74	$48.07	$55.39
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31.66	$37.74	$43.83	$49.91
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$30.63	$37.09	$43.55	$50.01
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31.00	$37.03	$43.05	$49.08
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31.34	$36.79	$42.25	$47.70
Duluth, MN-WI	$31.92	$36.69	$41.45	$46.22
Mankato, MN	$29.47	$36.31	$43.16	$50.00
St. Cloud, MN	$31.02	$36.08	$41.13	$46.19
Fargo, ND-MN	$30.48	$35.48	$40.48	$45.48
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$27.99	$34.43	$40.86	$47.30
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$29.39	$33.88	$38.38	$42.87
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$27.90	$32.56	$37.21	$41.87

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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