Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 199 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$252,260	$121.28	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$213,860	$102.82	30
3	Pharmacists	$156,990	$75.48	90
4	Chief Executives	$156,200	$75.10	80
5	Nurse Practitioners	$131,180	$63.07	70
6	Industrial Production Managers	$124,430	$59.82	60
7	Managers, All Other	$123,810	$59.53	40
8	Veterinarians	$123,570	$59.41	40
9	Financial Managers	$122,050	$58.68	140
10	Sales Managers	$113,970	$54.79	60
11	Administrative Services Managers	$112,650	$54.16	60
12	Construction Managers	$111,060	$53.39	70
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$110,850	$53.29	50
14	Physical Therapists	$110,390	$53.07	90
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,660	$51.28	180
16	Lawyers	$104,300	$50.15	70
17	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,180	$50.09	80
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$101,720	Not published	70
19	Dental Hygienists	$100,240	$48.19	80
20	Software Developers	$100,150	$48.15	50
21	Industrial Engineers	$99,000	$47.60	90
22	Compliance Officers	$94,520	$45.44	100
23	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$94,380	$45.38	40
24	Civil Engineers	$91,720	$44.10	50
25	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$91,630	$44.05	260

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.