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Minneapolis Tech Sector Generates $31 Billion Annually, Employs 12.4%

Minneapolis tech sector comprises 12.4 percent of the city's workforce.

By The Daily Minneapolis · Published July 24, 2026

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Minneapolis tech sector is valued at approximately 31 billion dollars annually and comprises 12.4 percent of the city's workforce with nearly 60,000 tech jobs according to item [5].

Tech job opportunities in the area surged by 12 percent recently with over 2,300 DevOps openings according to item [5].

Minneapolis has over 800 health and life sciences organizations according to item [5].

The area offers a 15 percent salary premium over local sectors averaging approximately 91,728 dollars according to item [5].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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