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Teacher Salary in Minnesota

Minnesota's estimated average is $68,032 across 316 reliable districts (#22 of 49). According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Minnesota.

$68,032
Est. state avg salary

Below benchmark

-3.2%
vs national
#22
National rank
354
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$68,032/year (est.)

Minnesota's estimated average is $68,032 across 316 reliable districts (#22 of 49). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,032, below the national average of $70,245, ranking #22 of 49, across 316 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack salary posture: Minnesota's estimated average is $68,032 across 316 reliable districts (#22 of 49).
  • middle third nationally (#22 of 49)
  • Minnesota ranks #22 of 49 on the salary estimate and #21 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $58,086 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -3.2% vs the national average
  • +14.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #19 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 98.3)

Same-district trend

How does a balanced panel separate change from district turnover?

For the same 323 Minnesota districts present with valid estimates in every release, the average state figure moved from $63,163 in FY2019 to $72,013 in FY2023 (+14.0%).

The fixed cohort prevents entering or missing districts from masquerading as salary movement. It is still a change in a derived district-level estimate, not evidence of any individual teacher's raise.

Purchasing-power-adjusted rank for Minnesota

Minnesota's nominal average teacher salary ranks #22 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (98.3, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $78,599, ranking #19 of 49 , 3 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Minnesota in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$68,032 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Minnesota's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$72,013 14.011058019122613% vs FY2019
323 districts held in the panel
$60,000$65,000$70,000$75,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Minnesota est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $63,163Minnesota est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $64,656Minnesota est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $68,285Minnesota est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $70,735Minnesota est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $72,013 $63,163 $72,013 ▲ +14.0%
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Period Minnesota est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $63,163
FY2020 $64,656
FY2021 $68,285
FY2022 $70,735
FY2023 $72,013

Highest-paying districts in Minnesota

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Bloomington Public School District leads Minnesota on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $101,366

Bloomington Public School District

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $99,742

South Washington County Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $99,174

Northfield Public School District

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. $71,351 1,011 $22,910
Bemidji Public School District $71,285 4,836 $17,207
Benson Public School District $71,239 808 $20,509
Duluth Public School District $71,141 8,554 $20,985
Barnesville Public School Dist. $70,843 912 $16,137
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $70,823 5,116 $21,457
Thief River Falls School District $70,612 1,806 $16,940
Breckenridge Public School District $70,603 617 $16,665
Waconia Public School District $70,551 4,045 $15,478
Mankato Public School District $70,548 8,398 $19,324
New London-spicer School District $70,447 1,548 $16,764
Faribault Public School District $70,394 3,312 $20,363
Fosston Public School District $70,364 621 $18,047
Dawson-boyd Public School District $70,288 549 $25,322
Chisholm Public School District $70,221 684 $18,569
East Central School District $70,161 777 $19,929
Esko Public School District $70,126 1,278 $12,014
Delano Public School District $70,075 2,448 $14,830
Nashwauk-keewatin School District $69,990 581 $25,198
Fergus Falls Public School District $69,831 2,938 $14,059
Chisago Lakes School District $69,796 3,378 $16,185
Warroad Public School District $69,660 1,068 $14,809
Intermediate School District 287 $69,600 853 N/A
Owatonna Public School District $69,597 4,926 $27,148
Cook County Public Schools $69,482 459 $21,503
Red Wing Public School District $69,429 2,335 $20,265
Litchfield Public School District $69,238 1,543 $21,485
Worthington Public School District $69,185 3,343 $21,759
Little Falls Community Schools $69,090 2,466 $15,805
Tri-city United School District $69,068 1,960 $17,245
Lakeview School District $68,979 713 $19,104
Albert Lea Public School District $68,966 3,460 $18,035
Alden-conger Public School District $68,957 447 $17,911
Badger Public School District $68,919 225 $20,542
Belle Plaine Public School District $68,772 1,549 $15,770
Hermantown Community Schools $68,761 2,138 $14,174
Winona Area Public School District $68,634 2,455 $20,741
Hendricks Public School District $68,584 211 $15,251
Mounds View Public School District $68,495 11,792 $17,243
Fairmont Area School District $68,471 1,815 $18,007
Lake City Public School District $68,160 1,203 $15,923
Wabasso Public School District $67,911 421 $16,195
Brainerd Public School District $67,797 6,232 $20,564
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $67,679 468 $18,137
Westonka Public School District $67,665 2,438 $17,922
Lyle Public School District $67,660 305 $18,459
Cass Lake-bena Public Schools $67,555 1,138 $32,240
Milaca Public School District $67,546 1,684 $14,287
Forest Lake Public School District $67,455 5,855 $18,569
Annandale Public School District $67,408 2,049 $15,299
Renville County West Schools $67,319 580 $17,962
Holdingford Public School District $67,317 1,082 $17,169
Pine City Public School District $67,159 1,586 $15,721
North Branch Area Public Schools $67,009 2,641 $15,572
Lac qui Parle Valley Schools $66,965 805 $19,745
Minneota Public School District $66,887 518 $16,400
St. Peter Public School District $66,822 2,090 $18,913
Parkers Prairie Public School Dist. $66,627 541 $17,800
Wheaton Area Public School District $66,549 366 $20,393
Pelican Rapids Public Schools $66,492 865 $17,634
Paynesville Public School District $66,402 894 $16,347
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools $66,194 4,423 $16,572
Princeton Public School District $66,145 3,342 $14,832
GFW Public Schools $66,047 600 $20,072
Mountain Lake Public Schools $65,914 501 $22,856
Dover-eyota Public School District $65,882 1,098 $15,527
Bagley Public School District $65,841 946 $18,387
St. Charles Public School District $65,825 994 $17,450
Jordan Public School District $65,741 1,845 $15,736
Canby Public School District $65,715 607 $16,353
Dassel-Cokato Public Schools $65,630 2,100 $15,644
Fulda Public School District $65,544 383 $17,439
Hutchinson Public School District $65,519 2,765 $18,302
Frazee-vergas Public School Dist. $65,475 848 $22,738
Crookston Public School District $65,339 1,135 $18,208
Clearbrook-gonvick School District $65,299 469 $18,480
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools $65,287 685 $17,064
Ely Public School District $65,275 542 $33,367
Leroy-ostrander Public Schools $65,250 258 $22,078
Alexandria Public School District $65,214 4,046 $19,187
New York Mills Public School Dist. $65,192 783 $15,216
Martin County West School District $65,049 650 $17,146
Cambridge-isanti Public School Dist $64,873 5,062 $16,056
Greenbush Middle River Schools $64,573 220 $24,418
Hayfield Public School District $64,565 645 $16,823
Fertile-beltrami School District $64,415 504 $15,153
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 $64,392 484 $67,457
Menahga Public School District $64,373 964 $14,801
Kenyon-wanamingo School District $64,281 654 $19,622
Onamia Public School District $64,264 564 $24,702
Mora Public School District $64,211 1,642 $30,856
Sibley East School District $64,131 1,078 $15,254
Madelia Public School District $64,120 620 $16,411
Southland Public School District $63,842 448 $18,665
Ulen-hitterdal Public School Dist $63,378 276 $19,438
United South Central Schools $63,377 778 $15,855
Aitkin Public School District $63,299 1,028 $16,745
Spring Lake Park Public Schools $63,219 6,143 $14,856
Lake Crystal-wellcome Memorial $63,191 969 $15,092
Intermediate School District 917 $62,893 668 $66,260

Showing 101–200 of 316 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Minnesota

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Yellow Medicine East $43,279 616
Wabasha-Kellogg School District $48,050 899
Carlton Public School District $48,344 342
La Crescent-hokah School District $49,479 1,028
Laporte Public School District $49,582 347
Lake Park Audubon School District $49,643 722
Sleepy Eye Public School District $50,664 589
Hills-beaver Creek School District $50,759 341
Goodhue Public School District $50,971 706
South Koochiching School District $51,310 265

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide states with similar K-12 scale to Minnesota

Two nationwide peer sets for Minnesota: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,032 here) and closest on total student enrollment (801,457 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Wisconsin
$70,465
Rank #19
New Mexico
$69,282
Rank #20
Alabama
$68,221
Rank #21
North Dakota
$68,009
Rank #23

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Minnesota teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Minnesota?

Across 316 Minnesota public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $68,032 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Minnesota school district pays teachers the most?

Bloomington Public School District reports the highest average teacher salary in Minnesota at $101,366, while Yellow Medicine East sits at the lower end at $43,279.

How does Minnesota teacher pay compare to the national average?

Minnesota's average of $68,032 is below the national average of $70,245 (-3.2%), ranking #22 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 354 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 801,457 students.

How much do teachers make in Minnesota?

District-average teacher pay in Minnesota runs from $43,279 in Yellow Medicine East to $101,366 in Bloomington Public School District, with 1 of 316 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Minnesota?

1 of 316 Minnesota districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Bloomington Public School District at $101,366. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Minnesota rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (98.3, US=100) adjusts Minnesota's nominal estimate of $77,264 from #18 to $78,599 and #19. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Minnesota