Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southeast 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 (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 388 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $344,380 | $165.57 | 50 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $336,330 | $161.70 | 40 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $322,360 | $154.98 | 110 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $276,760 | $133.06 | 60 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 70 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $201,760 | $97.00 | 90 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $156,990 | $75.48 | 320 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $155,520 | $74.77 | 210 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $154,900 | $74.47 | 270 |
| 10 | Optometrists | $150,080 | $72.16 | 50 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $147,330 | $70.83 | 240 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $143,790 | $69.13 | 240 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $139,860 | $67.24 | 210 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $139,310 | $66.98 | 130 |
| 15 | Financial Managers | $135,970 | $65.37 | 600 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $132,070 | $63.49 | 190 |
| 17 | Sales Managers | $130,970 | $62.97 | 390 |
| 18 | Managers, All Other | $130,710 | $62.84 | 100 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $129,170 | $62.10 | 70 |
| 20 | Data Scientists | $124,400 | $59.81 | 70 |
| 21 | Veterinarians | $122,320 | $58.81 | 130 |
| 22 | Administrative Services Managers | $121,060 | $58.20 | 190 |
| 23 | Software Developers | $120,530 | $57.95 | 490 |
| 24 | Industrial Production Managers | $118,480 | $56.96 | 400 |
| 25 | Engineers, All Other | $118,470 | $56.96 | 60 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southeast 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.