2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Mankato
Mankato, MN metropolitan area. 42 published occupation pages; regional price parity 91.0 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 42 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Mankato pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Financial Managers | $134,710 | 210 |
| Lawyers | $130,020 | 140 |
| Registered Nurses | $103,400 | 1,570 |
| Software Developers | $100,630 | 160 |
| Industrial Engineers | $96,110 | 350 |
| General and Operations Managers | $86,890 | 1,180 |
| Project Management Specialists | $80,970 | 220 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $76,660 | 400 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $73,020 | 230 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $72,410 | 260 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $71,310 | 360 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $69,100 | 530 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $66,600 | 360 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $63,220 | 260 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $63,070 | 350 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $61,150 | 170 |
| Carpenters | $61,150 | 230 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $60,850 | 220 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $60,070 | 740 |
| Construction Laborers | $59,350 | 340 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $56,690 | 630 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $51,410 | 660 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $50,750 | 490 |
| Office Clerks, General | $47,890 | 1,080 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $47,320 | 1,030 |
| Nursing Assistants | $46,430 | 930 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $46,110 | 510 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $45,440 | 480 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $45,400 | 330 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $44,500 | 790 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,300 | 530 |
| Security Guards | $39,760 | 150 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $39,360 | 1,080 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $37,850 | 570 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $37,380 | 900 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,190 | 510 |
| Retail Salespersons | $35,350 | 1,780 |
| Cashiers | $33,530 | 1,140 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,440 | 390 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,000 | 1,860 |
| Bartenders | $24,710 | 450 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,330 | 770 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.