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R Developer Salary in Minneapolis 2026

How much does a R developer expect to make at Minneapolis-based startups? The average expected salary for R developers in Minneapolis-based startups is 119k per year, with a range from 93k to 165k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for R developers in Minneapolis startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

118.8k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Minneapolis is$118,800, which is 0.3% higher than the average Minneapolis startup salary of $118,417. R developer salaries in Minneapolis are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$153,000/yr

Range $140k - $165k

Average

$118,800/yr

Range $104k - $140k

Below Average

$95,900/yr

Range $93k - $98k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Minneapolis can get in Digital Media, that is $160,500. This pay is 19.3% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $134,500. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Digital Media (avg $160,500 per year), Retail Technology (avg $160,500 per year), Ecommerce (avg $160,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Kafka

    $186k

  • 2. Android

    $161.5k

  • 3. Perl

    $160k

  • 4. GraphQL

    $155k

  • 5. TypeScript

    $155k

  • 6. Flask

    $154k

  • 7. DynamoDB

    $152.5k

  • 8. openAI

    $152.5k

  • 9. Puppet

    $146k

  • 10. Spring

    $145k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary R developer in Minneapolis can get with 4-6 years of experience, that is $103,500. This pay is 12.6% lower than the average salary in Minneapolis startups, which is $118,417. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.