Software Engineers

Minneapolis for Software Engineers

How does Minneapolis score as a destination for software engineers? Role-adjusted analysis of salary potential, job market depth, and career opportunity.

Career fit verdict

Strong fit for Software Engineers

Ranked #27 of 77 cities

74
career score / 100

Score breakdown for Software Engineers

Career score (role-adjusted)
74/100

No role boost applied — limited specialist demand in this city

Overall fit score
73/100

Career, savings, and pressure combined

Savings score
72/100

Salary-to-cost ratio for this city

Minneapolis data profile

Salary index78/100

Earning potential vs dataset average (50 = avg)

Cost index54/100

Overall cost of living (higher = more expensive)

Rent pressure29/100

Rent as share of income (higher = more pressure)

Opportunity72/100

Base job market depth and career upside

Lifestyle64/100

Quality of life heuristic

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