Salaries in Rochester, MN

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Rochester, MN • 337 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Emergency Medicine Physicians $462,850140
      Obstetricians and Gynecologists $393,340100
      Physicians, All Other $367,320
      Family Medicine Physicians $356,770110
      Psychiatrists $341,540130
      Dentists, General $201,500100
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $175,600120
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $170,990390
      Marketing Managers $168,730130
      Computer Network Architects $163,920100
      Chief Executives $163,490200
      Purchasing Managers $163,32070
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $156,910180
      Human Resources Managers $154,700110
      Pharmacists $154,610410
      Managers, All Other $151,65080
      Optometrists $151,47030
      Financial Managers $150,730410
      Sales Managers $134,810230
      Physician Assistants $133,000530
      Software Developers $130,4801,630
      Medical and Health Services Managers $130,330760
      Fundraising Managers $128,95030
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $128,820140
      Web Developers $127,70040
      Administrative Services Managers $126,060300
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $124,740110
      Facilities Managers $123,300150
      Natural Sciences Managers $122,98090
      Nurse Practitioners $122,8201,360
      Lawyers $118,300230
      Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $117,01060
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $116,920110
      Environmental Engineers $115,60040
      Construction Managers $111,130210
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $108,29040
      Veterinarians $108,28060
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $107,390160
      Management Analysts $105,530640
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $105,14050
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $104,050370
      Database Administrators $103,92040
      Project Management Specialists $103,520470
      Industrial Production Managers $103,470120
      Personal Financial Advisors $103,22070
      Computer Occupations, All Other $103,080120
      Registered Nurses $102,5805,510
      Financial and Investment Analysts $102,330280
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $101,81070
      Mechanical Engineers $101,650150
      Electrical Engineers $101,26050
      Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $100,90050
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $100,700100
      Labor Relations Specialists $100,17060
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $99,58040
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $99,400460
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $99,150210
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $98,57040
      Radiation Therapists $98,30040
      Civil Engineers $97,160100
      Industrial Engineers $96,060340
      Dental Hygienists $96,020220
      Audiologists $95,87030
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $95,26070
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $94,330500
      Physical Therapists $94,320400
      Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $94,18040
      Respiratory Therapists $93,820120
      Food Scientists and Technologists $93,26030
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $92,94050
      Construction and Building Inspectors $92,15040
      Therapists, All Other $91,99060
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $87,010300
      Urban and Regional Planners $85,60030
      Education Administrators, All Other $84,88040
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $84,63050
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $84,53040
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $83,27030
      Human Resources Specialists $83,130500
      Social and Community Service Managers $82,640200
      General and Operations Managers $82,5401,990
      Speech-Language Pathologists $81,990150
      Accountants and Auditors $81,610730
      Electricians $81,590490
      Loan Officers $81,280200
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $81,24050
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $81,070300
      Occupational Therapists $80,880280
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $80,810530
      Insurance Sales Agents $80,260150
      Healthcare Social Workers $80,130240
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $79,740370
      School Psychologists $79,49030
      Interior Designers $79,29040
      Photographers $78,87030
      Social Workers, All Other $78,840390
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $78,660120
      Fundraisers $78,37070
      Health Education Specialists $78,360160
      Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $78,320
      Compliance Officers $78,310110
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $78,160120
      Massage Therapists $77,84050
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $77,830730
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $77,830360
      Cost Estimators $77,710110
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $77,46050
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $77,440140
      Instructional Coordinators $77,410110
      Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $77,380100
      Public Relations Specialists $77,030200
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,00040
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $76,880130
      Surgical Assistants $76,88040
      Psychologists, All Other $76,63040
      Logisticians $76,59050
      Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $76,59040
      Surgical Technologists $76,580110
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,490180
      Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $76,240
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $76,200360
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $75,830410
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $75,810110
      Marriage and Family Therapists $75,450100
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $75,40090
      Chiropractors $75,03050
      Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $74,780140
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $74,630290
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $74,45040
      Training and Development Specialists $74,060
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $73,20070
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,990690
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $72,500960
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $72,25070
      Athletic Trainers $69,81090
      Clergy $68,81040
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $68,420240
      Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $68,04030
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $67,640110
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $67,39030
      Tool and Die Makers $66,68030
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $66,300260
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $66,06030
      Special Education Teachers, Preschool $65,82070
      Advertising Sales Agents $65,59030
      Sheet Metal Workers $65,48070
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $65,400250
      Physical Therapist Assistants $65,33050
      Computer Programmers $65,07030
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $64,730220
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $64,700410
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $64,230900
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $64,21080
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,130770
      Carpenters $64,120440
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $64,010150
      Billing and Posting Clerks $63,870480
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $63,850180
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $63,810230
      Computer User Support Specialists $63,740400
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $63,320230
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $63,020210
      Dental Assistants $62,990290
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $62,76070
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $61,980180
      Roofers $61,950100
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $61,8901,260
      Interpreters and Translators $61,630140
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $61,570110
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $61,460610
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $61,340140
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $61,29030
      Highway Maintenance Workers $60,900150
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $60,690120
      Postal Service Clerks $60,57060
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $60,41070
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $60,21040
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,990230
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $59,97040
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $59,91070
      Procurement Clerks $59,79030
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,730210
      Machinists $59,630410
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $59,560200
      Chefs and Head Cooks $59,39080
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $59,23050
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $59,09060
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $58,980120
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $58,880370
      Printing Press Operators $58,820100
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $58,780190
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $58,740370
      Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $58,68090
      Coaches and Scouts $58,480170
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $58,350160
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $57,94070
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $57,78060
      Construction Laborers $57,7101,010
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $57,700300
      Rehabilitation Counselors $57,690120
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $57,62080
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $57,310240
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $57,26070
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $56,92040
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $56,39030
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $56,27050
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $56,210850
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $56,200630
      Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $56,17030
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $55,99030
      Bill and Account Collectors $55,90080
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $55,700230
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $54,99060
      Graphic Designers $54,44090
      Material Moving Workers, All Other $53,64040
      Firefighters $53,540160
      Skincare Specialists $53,49030
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $52,2301,030
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $51,97080
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $51,960110
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $51,890850
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $51,410110
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $51,350140
      Food Science Technicians $51,33030
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $51,120150
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $50,88040
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $50,230140
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $49,79090
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $49,610130
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $49,580140
      Food Batchmakers $49,490170
      Pharmacy Technicians $49,300400
      Real Estate Sales Agents $49,10050
      Medical Assistants $48,980520
      Social and Human Service Assistants $48,860360
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,53060
      Office Clerks, General $48,4501,790
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $48,160330
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $48,120120
      Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $48,12070
      Orderlies $48,11050
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $48,0803,940
      Opticians, Dispensing $47,84070
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $47,770140
      Residential Advisors $47,740140
      Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $47,74070
      Bus Drivers, School $47,620360
      Customer Service Representatives $47,5401,600
      New Accounts Clerks $47,52060
      Parts Salespersons $47,510210
      Medical Equipment Preparers $47,480120
      Security Guards $47,350510
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $47,300350
      Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $47,200390
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,080850
      Nursing Assistants $46,9101,470
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $46,80070
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,45030
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $46,21090
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $46,180550
      Community Health Workers $46,07050
      Phlebotomists $46,040360
      Couriers and Messengers $46,00060
      Light Truck Drivers $45,920610
      Producers and Directors $45,81060
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $45,780910
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $45,76040
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $45,610200
      Emergency Medical Technicians $45,470190
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $45,470950
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $45,310360
      Medical Transcriptionists $45,24040
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $44,8401,390
      Counter and Rental Clerks $44,510170
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $44,41050
      Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $44,23030
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $43,1001,590
      Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $42,68040
      School Bus Monitors $42,14080
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $41,780240
      Tellers $41,570220
      Sewing Machine Operators $41,34030
      Bakers $40,120100
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $39,730330
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $39,45030
      Production Workers, All Other $39,210300
      Manicurists and Pedicurists $38,910140
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $38,7901,430
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $38,700310
      Tire Repairers and Changers $38,64080
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $38,470480
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $38,40050
      Psychiatric Technicians $38,150180
      Recreation Workers $38,070220
      Cooks, Restaurant $37,9201,130
      Pharmacy Aides $37,78030
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $37,710190
      Parking Attendants $37,49060
      Tutors $37,440190
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $37,12040
      Floral Designers $37,05030
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $36,910340
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $36,8803,920
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,830940
      Animal Caretakers $36,470260
      Stockers and Order Fillers $36,3701,420
      Concierges $36,32040
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,31070
      Demonstrators and Product Promoters $36,20040
      Library Technicians $36,160120
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,05060
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $35,92030
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,880310
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,810240
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,750450
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,490450
      Food Preparation Workers $35,380760
      Retail Salespersons $35,2102,620
      Library Assistants, Clerical $34,820100
      Cashiers $33,7702,670
      Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $32,69040
      Driver/Sales Workers $32,630190
      Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $31,16030
      Sales and Related Workers, All Other $31,04090
      Dishwashers $30,850360
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $30,7202,570
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $30,680200
      Childcare Workers $30,420630
      Cooks, Short Order $30,32040
      Gambling Service Workers, All Other $30,31070
      Cooks, Fast Food $29,990180
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $29,880310
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $29,430180
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,230270
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $27,50050
      Bartenders $25,890950
      Waiters and Waitresses $23,5801,700