Location Salary Data

Salaries in Cottage Grove, MN

Government-verified salary data from 89 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$106,185
89 filings
Median DOL Salary
$106,185
Total DOL Filings
89
Companies Hiring
40
Cost of Living Index
94.6
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Cottage Grove, MN$106,185
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Cottage Grove, MN is 74.3% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Cottage Grove

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP20$87,173Staffing
NGI Capital, Inc.16$115,000Other
IGATE Solutions LLC9$68,100Staffing
NGI Capital, Inc. dba Apex IT5$150,000Other
Andersen Corporation5$100,901Other
Capgemini America Inc4$85,900Staffing
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines2$79,040Other
Infor (US), LLC2$98,000Other
Slalom, LLC2$120,966Other
Travelnet Solutions, Inc.2$126,871Other
Natsoft Corporation1$84,000Other
California Creative Solutions, Inc.1$74,984Other
U.S. Bank National Association1$112,528Other
ANDERSON COPORATION1$130,998Other
Cerebra Consulting, Inc.1$79,000Other
Horizon Consulting, Inc.1$70,000Other
Mason Technologies Inc.1$75,000Other
Corporate Solutions General Inc1$90,522Other
Forrester Research, Inc.1$121,077Other
SNG Infotech1$83,741Other
SUNWISE SOLUTIONS INC1$70,325Other
Sunray Information Technologies Inc1$76,000Other
Wipro Limited1$72,301Staffing
Science Applications International Corporation1$106,004Other
Renewal by Andersen1$70,555Other

BLS Wage Survey Data - Minnesota

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Minnesota.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Podiatrists$224,280150
Physicists$222,55060
Pediatricians, General$212,380890
Dentists, General$209,8202,500
Chief Executives$194,1606,690
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$184,560N/A
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$182,790470
Air Traffic Controllers$176,030630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,75010,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,2204,190

Salary Trend in Cottage Grove, MN

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Cottage Grove, MN has a cost of living index of 94.6, which is 5.4% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $105,708 in an average-cost city.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.