Average Human Resources Managers Salary in Minnesota

Human Resources Managers in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $152,250, which is +8.7% compared to the national median. There are 4,140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Minnesota (state).

$152,250

Minnesota median annual wage

$73/hour median

+8.7%

Difference vs national median

National median is $140,030

4,140

Local employment

1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.01

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $95,710
25th: $116,250
Median: $152,250
75th: $185,570
90th: $221,720

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Minnesota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

98.6%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$154,379

Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Massachusetts	$176,510	Compare	6,730
District of Columbia	$174,400	Compare	2,260
New York	$171,440	Compare	16,720
Washington	$169,410	Compare	5,030
California	$169,140	Compare	27,680
New Jersey	$166,070	Compare	6,470

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Minnesota

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Podiatrists	$224,280	0.83
Physicists	$222,550	0.15
Pediatricians, General	$212,380	1.10
Dentists, General	$209,820	1.16
Chief Executives	$194,160	1.67
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$184,560	N/A
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$182,790	0.97
Air Traffic Controllers	$176,030	1.49

Minnesota has salary data for 731 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Human Resources Managers in Minnesota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Human Resources Managers are projected to change by +5.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 17,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.