Lawyers pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$183,110avg. a year
$88.04 an hour · 10,160 employed
Lawyers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn an average of $183,110 a year. That is $8,810 (5%) more than the Minnesota average of $174,300. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$159,620Median pay
$88.04Average hourly
+5%vs. Minnesota average
10,160Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
1210 jobs
Rochester, MN
$154,200
$74.14 an hour
2260 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$151,310
$72.75 an hour
3570 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$138,000
$66.35 an hour
4130 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$137,690
$66.20 an hour
5410 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$137,180
$65.95 an hour
6300 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$134,660
$64.74 an hour
7140 jobs
Mankato, MN
$133,570
$64.21 an hour
890 jobs
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$109,810
$52.79 an hour
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How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $76,230 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $175,410 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $124,490 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $71,190 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $62,860 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $92,800 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
The average is $183,110 a year, and the median is $159,620. About 10,160 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is $8,810 (5%) more than the Minnesota average of $174,300.
Is this job common in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
It makes up 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33460). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.