Worksite city · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI wage area
H-1B salaries in Saint Paul, MN
14% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 47% get a single lottery entry.
397certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$100,000median offer
14%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
74new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $46k to $188k
Lottery entries
74 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 67 | $118,573 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 60 | $110,157 |
| Industrial Engineers | 20 | $98,800 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 14 | $115,000 |
| Veterinarians | 12 | $133,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 11 | $106,749 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 11 | $68,585 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 11 | $66,955 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 10 | $95,663 |
| Data Scientists | 7 | $107,000 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 7 | $92,914 |
| Electrical Engineers | 7 | $113,838 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 6 | $97,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 6 | $90,459 |
| Chemists | 6 | $81,657 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | 65 | $67,808 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 32 | $110,157 |
| St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. | 14 | $110,000 |
| Infosys Limited | 11 | $90,210 |
| Intellectt Inc | 11 | $93,600 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 10 | $115,324 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities | 10 | $89,103 |
| Capgemini America Inc | 9 | $130,395 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 9 | $114,046 |
| University of St. Thomas | 9 | $76,327 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 8 | $130,000 |
| 3M Company | 6 | $128,491 |
| Frontline Biotechnologies Inc. | 6 | $92,914 |
| Wipro Limited | 6 | $94,692 |
| Community School of Excellence | 5 | $50,670 |
| Compunnel Software Group, INC | 5 | $106,600 |
| Ecolab USA Inc. | 4 | $139,308 |
| Independent School District Number 623 | 4 | $96,285 |
| New Century School | 4 | $54,500 |
| Trane Technologies Company LLC | 4 | $118,920 |
| All other employers | 165 | – |