Lawyers salary in Minneapolis, MN

Median pay for lawyers in Minneapolis, MN: $156,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $81,680 – $239,200 · about 9,740 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$36,720 (+31%).

What it's really worth in Minneapolis

With Minneapolis's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $156,560 has the buying power of about $150,103 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,673 · median home $393,774 · median rent $1,721/mo.

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How Minneapolis ranks for this job

On raw pay, Minneapolis, MN is 18th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Minneapolis's cost of living is applied, it ranks 18th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Minneapolis sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Minneapolis

A median home in Minneapolis, MN costs $393,774 — about 2.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,721/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Minneapolis.

Metro	Median pay	vs Minneapolis	Rent vs Minneapolis
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+53%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+39%	1.9×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+24%	1.7×
New York, NY	$185,790	+19%	2×

Same job elsewhere in MN

Metro	Median pay	vs Minneapolis	Rent vs Minneapolis
Duluth, MN	$110,200	−30%	0.8×

Staying in MN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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