Highest-paying business jobs in Rochester, Minnesota

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Rochester, Minnesota

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Rochester, MN metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#18. Tax preparers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $52,720
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#17. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $53,730
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#16. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $65,020
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#15. Training and development specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $68,020
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#14. Human resources specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $69,250
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#13. Cost estimators

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $71,040
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#12. Fundraisers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $71,910
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#11. Credit analysts

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $72,000
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#10. Compliance officers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $73,410
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#9. Labor relations specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $73,850
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#8. Accountants and auditors

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $76,100
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#7. Logisticians

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $79,080
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#6. Loan officers

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $85,050
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#5. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $85,830
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#4. Project management specialists

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $89,230
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#3. Financial and investment analysts

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $90,100
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#2. Management analysts

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $93,920
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Rochester, MN
- Annual mean salary: $129,910
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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