metro Area

Salaries in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Browse salary data for 321 occupations in the Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area area. The average median salary across all occupations is $60,276.

Occupations

321

Avg Median Salary

$60,276

Highest Paying

$193,010

Area Type

metro

Highest Paying Jobs in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

All Occupations in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Sorted by median salary (highest first)

OccupationMedian SalaryEmployed
Dentists, General$193,01050
Chief Executives$143,160230
Marketing Managers$142,800100
Pharmacists$141,530190
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,72080
Physician Assistants$139,24090
Sales Managers$131,030250
Nurse Practitioners$129,930170
Financial Managers$125,680480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$125,430140
Managers, All Other$123,35060
Financial and Investment Analysts$123,13080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$120,960110
Human Resources Managers$117,530100
Administrative Services Managers$109,80090
Engineers, All Other$105,82040
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,320200
Veterinarians$102,50090
Construction Managers$101,850130
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,630130
Electrical Engineers$101,44060
Medical and Health Services Managers$101,240440
Industrial Production Managers$100,890240
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,27060
Industrial Engineers$97,380540
Physical Therapists$96,450150
Software Developers$96,230280
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$96,040130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,310140
Dental Hygienists$94,960180
Civil Engineers$94,520140
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$93,64070
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$93,03090
Computer Systems Analysts$92,21090
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$89,50050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$88,31090
Chiropractors$87,48060
Lawyers$86,960200
Facilities Managers$86,79080
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$86,55040
Mechanical Engineers$85,400210
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$85,03050
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$84,97040
Registered Nurses$84,7102,320
Technical Writers$84,54030
Project Management Specialists$84,120290
Logisticians$83,52070
Occupational Therapists$82,630110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,970480
General and Operations Managers$81,9602,790
Urban and Regional Planners$81,75040
Personal Financial Advisors$81,600140
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$81,24080
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$80,72080
Speech-Language Pathologists$80,150130
Dietitians and Nutritionists$79,17030
Loan Officers$78,890300
Credit Analysts$78,71050
Social and Community Service Managers$78,580200
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,51060
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,470180
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,930510
Real Estate Sales Agents$77,46080
Conservation Scientists$77,06040
Construction and Building Inspectors$76,95040
Management Analysts$76,850180
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,81040
Food Scientists and Technologists$76,80050
Tax Preparers$76,26040
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$76,07090
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$75,59040
Social Workers, All Other$75,240350
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,890740
Paramedics$74,23080
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,210490
Marriage and Family Therapists$73,990150
Insurance Sales Agents$73,960260
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$73,56090
Instructional Coordinators$73,49060
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,3301,130
Computer Network Support Specialists$71,86090
Accountants and Auditors$71,840830
Mechanical Drafters$70,25060
Human Resources Specialists$69,850430
Surgical Technologists$69,47070
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,000350
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,970370
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,640180
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$68,43080
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$68,32060
Compliance Officers$67,750130
Electricians$66,890550
Fundraisers$66,70040
Cost Estimators$66,560130
Drafters, All Other$66,48040
Tool and Die Makers$66,26030
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,850160
Training and Development Specialists$65,230200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,020700
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,920280
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$64,63040
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,950180
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$63,860130
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,740340
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,550140
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$63,540130
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$63,24080
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,130470
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,130280
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$62,940300
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,680160
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,5901,090
Physical Therapist Assistants$62,49070
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,080410
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,980420
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$61,860110
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,840440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,5901,580
Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,42090
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$61,33090
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,330140
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,050190
Healthcare Social Workers$60,98080
Dental Assistants$60,910220
Highway Maintenance Workers$60,900460
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,870410
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,720100
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$60,670110
Property Appraisers and Assessors$60,620100
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,590160
Insurance Underwriters$60,43080
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,25070
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$60,13080
Computer User Support Specialists$60,090340
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,360840
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,300420
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,230270
Surveyors$59,22040
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,160130
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,85080
Interpreters and Translators$58,82030
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,740240
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,4101,050
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,120400
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,930240
Postal Service Clerks$57,870170
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,680300
Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,31080
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,990100
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$56,750160
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,73070
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,290140
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,18070
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$55,99050
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$55,22050
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$54,93070
Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,690300
Postal Service Mail Carriers$54,270420
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors$54,160370
Occupational Therapy Assistants$54,16080
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,980330
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,37060
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,120140
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$52,24060
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$52,140100
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,110N/A
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,0701,610
Public Relations Specialists$52,000110
Medical Records Specialists$51,960130
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,84040
Agricultural Technicians$51,60060
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$51,54040
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$51,420170
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,0103,670
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$50,850120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,840270
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$50,79040
Food Science Technicians$50,71040
Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,600100
Construction Laborers$50,3401,760
Machinists$50,280520
Production Workers, All Other$50,270190
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,090120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,520290
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,460200
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$49,35050
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,280110
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,07050
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,980270
Bill and Account Collectors$48,90080
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,860160
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$48,86050
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,820230
Social and Human Service Assistants$48,690440
Medical Assistants$48,690320
Carpenters$48,590700
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,5001,330
Printing Press Operators$48,470160
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,36080
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,280190
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,270200
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$48,24070
Coaches and Scouts$48,05090
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,690690
Furniture Finishers$47,68050
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,670150
Bus Drivers, School$47,3501,040
Clergy$47,19030
Procurement Clerks$47,14030
Residential Advisors$47,080130
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,040530
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,930180
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,740480
Parts Salespersons$46,690490
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,660110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,6201,360
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers$46,530190
Pharmacy Technicians$46,500260
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$46,280100
New Accounts Clerks$46,170130
Agricultural Equipment Operators$46,070210
Butchers and Meat Cutters$46,060200
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$45,970130
File Clerks$45,96040
Graphic Designers$45,950150
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,930500
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,79090
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,530470
Opticians, Dispensing$45,51070
Advertising Sales Agents$45,45070
Community Health Workers$45,43060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,3803,040
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,16090
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$45,090120
Editors$44,98050
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$44,58090
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$44,57040
Nursing Assistants$44,5501,830
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,550230
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$44,520150
Light Truck Drivers$44,420680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,4201,100
Chefs and Head Cooks$44,36030
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,33050
Biological Technicians$44,27050
Office Clerks, General$44,1502,180
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$44,09040
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,02090
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$43,830170
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$43,58040
Customer Service Representatives$43,4501,360
Phlebotomists$43,35040
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,350300
Counter and Rental Clerks$43,280250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,690790
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$42,50050
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,2202,950
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,600620
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$41,60040
Helpers--Production Workers$41,530200
Emergency Medical Technicians$41,440260
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$40,780120
Self-Enrichment Teachers$40,630160
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,570N/A
Data Entry Keyers$40,56030
Soil and Plant Scientists$40,490110
Security Guards$40,420220
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$40,39040
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$40,150430
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$40,05030
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,740500
Psychiatric Technicians$39,49060
Tellers$38,730520
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,410400
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,21060
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$37,90080
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$37,83080
Tire Repairers and Changers$37,71060
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$37,64080
Sewing Machine Operators$37,630110
Food Batchmakers$37,090440
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,0401,880
Library Technicians$37,03060
Firefighters$36,530310
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,4401,690
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,230460
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$35,99070
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,940260
Pharmacy Aides$35,88050
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,8502,560
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,8005,710
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,760180
Cooks, Restaurant$35,580930
Recreation Workers$35,530460
Bakers$35,43060
Driver/Sales Workers$34,960240
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,900700
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,810130
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,520660
Retail Salespersons$34,2202,460
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$34,05040
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,530190
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,83050
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,470210
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,460190
Floral Designers$30,01070
Food Preparation Workers$29,900980
Animal Caretakers$29,790100
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,6802,670
Cooks, Fast Food$29,630180
Packers and Packagers, Hand$29,530130
Childcare Workers$29,360320
Cashiers$29,2203,720
Dishwashers$28,790250
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,72060
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$28,600120
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,190160
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,860150
Bartenders$26,140990
Gambling Dealers$25,360N/A
Waiters and Waitresses$23,1701,140