Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers · Minnesota · May 2025

Dance Professor salary in Minnesota

Minnesota ranks #19 of 50 states for postsecondary art, drama & music teachers pay: a median of $77,760 a year versus $78,620 nationally.

$77,760
median per year
$80,340
mean per year
1,310
jobs
0.74
location quotient
Percentile10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$48,840$61,900$77,760$95,490$123,150

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers pay in Minnesota metro areas

Metro areaJobsMedian hourlyMedian annual
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI740—$77,060
Duluth, MN-WI140—$71,950
St. Cloud, MN80—$85,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN70—$77,210
Mankato, MN——$76,320

Related dance jobs in Minnesota

OccupationMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Dancers$16.75/hr—160
Choreographers$35.97/hr$74,81040
Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers$21.95/hr$45,6609,050
Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors$20.97/hr$43,6207,010

Compared with nearby ranks

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.