Salaries in Minnesota.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.05x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$364,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$328,000
Chief Machine Learning Officer
Entry Level
$318,000
SVP of Sales
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Minnesota has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.05x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $364,000 in Minneapolis. The median role pays $328,000.
Top 30 salaries in Minnesota
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $364,000 | Minneapolis | $284,000 – $473,000 |
| 2 | Technical Fellow | $360,000 | Minneapolis | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 3 | Chief Security Officer | $360,000 | Minneapolis | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 4 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $353,000 | Minneapolis | $275,000 – $459,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Security | $353,000 | Minneapolis | $276,000 – $459,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Product | $353,000 | Minneapolis | $276,000 – $459,000 |
| 7 | Distinguished Engineer | $347,000 | Minneapolis | $263,000 – $441,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $341,000 | Minneapolis | $266,000 – $443,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $340,000 | Minneapolis | $266,000 – $442,000 |
| 10 | SVP of Engineering | $339,000 | Minneapolis | $264,000 – $440,000 |
| 11 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $334,000 | Minneapolis | $261,000 – $435,000 |
| 12 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $333,000 | Minneapolis | $260,000 – $433,000 |
| 13 | Chief Science Officer | $332,000 | Minneapolis | $259,000 – $432,000 |
| 14 | Chief AI Officer | $329,000 | Minneapolis | $244,000 – $424,000 |
| 15 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $329,000 | Minneapolis | $257,000 – $427,000 |
| 16 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $328,000 | Minneapolis | $256,000 – $426,000 |
| 17 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $327,000 | Minneapolis | $256,000 – $426,000 |
| 18 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $326,000 | Minneapolis | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 19 | SVP of Product | $326,000 | Minneapolis | $254,000 – $423,000 |
| 20 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $324,000 | Minneapolis | $253,000 – $422,000 |
| 21 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $322,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $419,000 |
| 22 | Chief Commercial Officer | $322,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $419,000 |
| 23 | L7 Software Engineer | $322,000 | Minneapolis | $252,000 – $419,000 |
| 24 | Principal Applied Scientist | $321,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 25 | CTO | $321,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 26 | Chief Architect | $321,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 27 | SVP of Technology | $321,000 | Minneapolis | $251,000 – $418,000 |
| 28 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $319,000 | Minneapolis | $238,000 – $416,000 |
| 29 | Principal Cryptographer | $318,000 | Minneapolis | $248,000 – $414,000 |
| 30 | SVP of Sales | $318,000 | Minneapolis | $248,000 – $414,000 |
Tax considerations in Minnesota
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85%, one of the highest state rates. There is no city income tax in Minneapolis, but the state burden significantly reduces take home pay.
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