Minnesota RN Salary - How Much Do RNs Make in MN?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the state of Minnesota employed approximately 57,920 registered nurses as of May 2018. The average RN salary in Minnesota was $71,160. Registered nurses with earnings in the 90th percentile made more than $94,920 and those in the 75th percentile earned over $84,790. The median RN salary in Minnesota was $70,560. Registered nurses with salaries in the 25th percentile earned under $57,960, and those in the bottom tenth percentile made less than $49,690. On average, registered nurses are paid higher salaries than in other parts of the country. The cost of living is only slightly above the national average in this state.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, which includes part of Wisconsin, employs the largest number of nurses in the state. In 2018, this area employed 33,600 RNs with an average salary of $73,420. This area had the second highest average RN salary in Minnesota. The highest paying city for RNs in Minnesota is St. Cloud. This area employed 2,270 RNs with an average salary of $78,350.

The lowest average RN salary in Minnesota was in the La Crosse area, which incorporates part of Wisconsin. Here, the average annual salary for a registered nurse was just $53,640 in 2018. This equates to about $25.79 per hour. According to Forbes, the cost of living in this area is about 13 percent below the national average. The median home cost is $124,200. This may offset some of the difference in salary. Though salaries are lower, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, so jobs may be easier to come by here than in other parts of the country.

Resources

• https://meric.mo.gov/data/cost-living-data-series
• https://www.forbes.com/places/wi/la-crosse/