Minnesota · 2025 pay · 33 people
How much does a research analyst make in Minnesota?
$54,583typical pay for a research analyst in 2025
$43,620 – $63,390what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where research analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Transportation Department12 people$48,968
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities6 people$60,377
- Health Department3 people$42,317
- Employment & Economic Development Department3 people$71,000
- State Auditor3 people$54,583
- Labor & Industry Dept2 people$57,764
- Public Safety Department2 people$67,195
- Sentencing Guidelines Commission1 person$53,599
- Office of Higher Education1 person$28,973
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Research Analyst (this page)$54,583 (everyone)
- Research Analyst Intermediate$62,274 (everyone)
- Research Analyst Supervisor Senior$98,291 (everyone)
Highest-paid research analysts, 2025
- 1Teresa A SchmidtResearch Analyst · Employment & Economic Development Department$96,536
- 2Tiffany R O'NeilResearch Analyst · State Auditor$74,623
- 3Jerrad L AspelundResearch Analyst · Minnesota State Colleges & Universities$71,000
- 4Robert A HoemkeResearch Analyst · Public Safety Department$71,000
- 5Maria L LarsonResearch Analyst · Employment & Economic Development Department$71,000
Common questions
How much does a research analyst make in Minnesota?
The typical research analyst was paid $54,583 in 2025; most earned between $43,620 and $63,390. This counts all 33 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.1% of all pay for research analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Analyst, at any level (for example "Research Analyst"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this