CNC Engineer Salary in Minneapolis, Minnesota

How much does a CNC Engineer make in Minneapolis, MN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a CNC Engineer in Minneapolis, MN is $84,430. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $73,588 to $98,596, with most professionals earning between $63,716 and $111,494.

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Common responsibilities of a CNC Engineer

Lead cross-functional teams in implementation of new product development, new processes, process changes, or significant manufacturing footprint changes, including developing layout drawings.

November 03, 2022

Understanding of manufacturing and quality standards, including FDA regulations and ISO quality systems.

November 24, 2022

Provides competitive compensation including an attractive base salary, uncapped tiered commissions that increase as sales grow, and a business allowance to offset transportation and communication costs.

December 10, 2022

Demonstrated experience in plastic injection mold tooling development, CNC programming, CAD layout, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

December 26, 2022

Designs new processes, data collection methods and reporting formats, prepares charts, tables and logic diagrams that are used in problem analysis and performs analysis, debugging, testing, coding and implementing application programs.

February 02, 2023

Support transactional and enterprise sales with engineering services such as CAD modeling, reverse engineering, and customer engagement sessions.

February 26, 2023

Develops CNC machining processes by studying product requirements, creating programming geometry and tool paths using available programming systems, and developing/specifying all support fixtures, tooling and gages required.

February 27, 2023

Assist other members in analyzing data and making corrections to the processes based upon data.

April 07, 2023

Create quality manufacturing processes for new and existing products that include routings, tool kit/fixture specifications, and CNC programs.

April 11, 2023

Manage the logistics of product manufacturing including order fulfillment, purchasing of materials, managing inventory, and communication with vendors and customers.

April 27, 2023

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Average Salary Range for CNC Engineer in Minneapolis, MN

Average Base Salary

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73588

98596

84430

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

74999

101982

86129

What is the average salary for CNC Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of CNC Engineer in Minneapolis, MN. The base salary for CNC Engineer ranges from $73,588 to $98,596 with the average base salary of $84,430. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,999 to $101,982 with the average total cash compensation of $86,129.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$84,430	$73,588 - $98,596
Bonus	$1,699	$1,412 - $3,386
Total Pay	$86,129	$74,999 - $101,982

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

CNC Engineer Salary Near Minneapolis, MN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Minnetonka, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,588 - $98,596	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN 0%
CITY, STATE Eden Prairie, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,461 - $98,427	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Saint Paul, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,588 - $98,596	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN 0%
CITY, STATE Burnsville, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,377 - $98,314	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Lakeville, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,124 - $97,975	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Saint Cloud, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,362 - $92,935	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN

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About Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (listen)) is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2017, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 45th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 422,331. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.6 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the Midwest. Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the riv...

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