Among more than 400 metro areas, the Twin Cities
ranks 37th for average annual worker pay. The analysis comes via the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which noted that workers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area earn an average of $49,140 annually.
The San Jose metro area ranked first for worker pay, at an average of $67,850, followed by the San Francisco-San Mateo area, where salaries average $63,290.
The rankings were reported in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, which noted that within Minnesota, Rochester ranked second, followed by Duluth, St. Cloud, and Mankato.