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Nursing pay in Minnesota
Minnesota clinics pasting a national wage miss what Minnesota nurse practitioners earn today locally.
Minnesota nurse practitioner offers that copy about $132.3K land 1% above the national median.
Minnesota's 75th percentile for nurse practitioners reaches about $155.3K in Minnesota. Minnesota employs 7,780 nurse practitioners, so Minnesota headcount belongs in the full briefing.
Minnesota home health aides earn about $38.4K, a row Minnesota should not leave off.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $133,260
- 75th percentile
- $155,260
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 7,780
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $101,510
- 75th percentile
- $114,760
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 70,110
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $63,750
- 75th percentile
- $71,270
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 12,840
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $46,680
- 75th percentile
- $49,330
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.10
- State employment
- 29,120
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $38,370
- 75th percentile
- $43,830
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
- State employment
- 128,680
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,260 | $155,260 | $132,300 | 1.01 | 7,780 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $101,510 | $114,760 | $97,550 | 1.04 | 70,110 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $63,750 | $71,270 | $64,400 | 0.99 | 12,840 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $46,680 | $49,330 | $42,260 | 1.10 | 29,120 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $38,370 | $43,830 | $35,800 | 1.07 | 128,680 |
Takeaways
- Minnesota's nurse practitioner median is about $133.3K, which Minnesota should post instead today.
- Minnesota still has to recruit aides even at 7% above the national median.
- Minnesota's 128,680 home health aides can fool Minnesota into thinking the bench is deep.
- Minnesota aide postings built on about $35.8K will lag the wages Minnesota workers already hold.
For recruiters
- Minnesota should scrap cloned nurse offers before Minnesota names what locals already earn.
- Minnesota should ask aides what they earn before Minnesota shelves that side search.
- Confirm the Minnesota wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Minnesota median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Minnesota is 12 of 51. A row links to the Minnesota metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $133,260 is stated as about $133.3K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.01 is stated as 1 percent. $155,260 is stated as about $155.3K. $38,370 is stated as about $38.4K. a comparison of 1.07 is stated as 7 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
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