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Mankato salaries

The median worker in the Mankato, MN metro area earned $48,060 a year in 2024, about $23.11 an hour. That ranks #138 of the 391 metro areas published here, 2.9% below the national median.

Minnesota

Median pay $48,060 $23.11 per hour
Vs national -2.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 55,370 wage and salary
Metro rank #138 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Mankato pays 10.7% less than Minnesota as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2.09× 3,000 $36,900
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1.74× 910 $41,290
Nursing Assistants 1.49× 740 $42,720
Light Truck Drivers 1.45× 520 $44,210
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.29× 1,760 $30,700
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.25× 500 $45,680
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.25× 690 $54,180
Registered Nurses 1.24× 1,460 $103,000
Retail Salespersons 1.23× 1,680 $34,570
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1.2× 510 $44,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1.16× 530 $63,950
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1.15× 570 $36,130

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Mankato
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Financial Managers $132,310 $63.61 230
Medical and Health Services Managers $107,400 $51.63 220
Registered Nurses $103,000 $49.52 1,460
Industrial Engineers $85,040 $40.88 230
General and Operations Managers $84,960 $40.85 1,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $83,180 $39.99 250
Electricians $82,200 $39.52 270
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $80,300 $38.61 200
Accountants and Auditors $74,890 $36.01 440
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $71,860 $34.55 330
Human Resources Specialists $71,460 $34.36 220
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,290 $33.31 340
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $65,940 $31.70 340
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $65,610 $31.55 200
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,950 $30.75 530
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,960 n/a 230
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,980 $29.80 280
Carpenters $61,660 $29.65 210
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $61,360 $29.50 320
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $61,320 $29.48 440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,430 n/a 370
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $59,440 $28.58 770
Construction Laborers $56,430 $27.13 390
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $54,180 $26.05 690
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $53,060 $25.51 340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $51,320 $24.67 330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $50,270 $24.17 250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $49,750 $23.92 470
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $49,730 $23.91 650
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $47,730 $22.95 380
Bus Drivers, School $46,760 $22.48 400
Office Clerks, General $46,740 $22.47 1,020
Printing Press Operators $46,490 $22.35 380
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $46,130 $22.18 240
Customer Service Representatives $45,950 $22.09 1,030
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,680 $21.96 500
Social and Human Service Assistants $45,540 $21.90 230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $45,480 $21.87 290
Light Truck Drivers $44,210 $21.26 520
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $44,100 $21.20 510
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $43,160 $20.75 830
Nursing Assistants $42,720 $20.54 740
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $41,290 $19.85 910
Stockers and Order Fillers $38,660 $18.59 1,010
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $37,730 $18.14 260
Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,350 $17.96 230
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $36,900 $17.74 3,000
Cooks, Restaurant $36,670 $17.63 560
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,340 $17.47 850
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,130 n/a 570
Retail Salespersons $34,570 $16.62 1,680
Food Preparation Workers $34,460 $16.57 380
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $33,470 $16.09 310
Cashiers $31,650 $15.22 1,300
Childcare Workers $30,960 $14.88 380
Fast Food and Counter Workers $30,700 $14.76 1,760
Bartenders $23,580 $11.34 450
Waiters and Waitresses $22,900 $11.01 790

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Mankato by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,000 $36,900 $17.74
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,760 $30,700 $14.76
Retail Salespersons 1,680 $34,570 $16.62
Registered Nurses 1,460 $103,000 $49.52
Cashiers 1,300 $31,650 $15.22
General and Operations Managers 1,230 $84,960 $40.85
Customer Service Representatives 1,030 $45,950 $22.09
Office Clerks, General 1,020 $46,740 $22.47
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,010 $38,660 $18.59
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 910 $41,290 $19.85
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 850 $36,340 $17.47
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 830 $43,160 $20.75
Waiters and Waitresses 790 $22,900 $11.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 770 $59,440 $28.58
Nursing Assistants 740 $42,720 $20.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 690 $54,180 $26.05
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 650 $49,730 $23.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 570 $36,130 n/a
Cooks, Restaurant 560 $36,670 $17.63
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 530 $63,950 $30.75

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Minnesota metro areas

Mankato pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Mankato?

The median across all occupations is $48,060, or $23.11 an hour, covering 55,370 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,110, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Mankato pay more than the rest of Minnesota?

No. The metro median of $48,060 is 10.7% below the Minnesota median of $53,810. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Mankato?

Financial Managers ($132,310), Medical and Health Services Managers ($107,400), Registered Nurses ($103,000). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Mankato unusually full of?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, at 2.09× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.