Detroit vs. Minneapolis
Industrial Engineers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 17-2112
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Minneapolis's median is 0.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Detroit.
Detroit's median $104,110 buys $103,800 at national prices (price parity 100.3); Minneapolis's $104,730 buys $99,900 (104.8).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Minneapolis against Detroit.
| Detroit | Minneapolis | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,350 | 13,970 | −19.5% |
| 10th percentile | $78,860 | $78,730 | −0.2% |
| 25th percentile | $86,020 | $90,570 | +5.3% |
| Median | $104,110 | $104,730 | +0.6% |
| 75th percentile | $131,200 | $130,010 | −0.9% |
| 90th percentile | $150,430 | $161,020 | +7.0% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Industrial Engineers in Detroit · Industrial Engineers in Minneapolis
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