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title: "Average Salary in North Dakota"
description: "Mean $64,050, median $52,480 in North Dakota (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/north-dakota"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in North Dakota

Mean annual wage $64,050, median $52,480 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $58,990 (rank 4 of 51 by that measure; rank 18 nominal).

| Percentile | North Dakota | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $31,330 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $38,600 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $52,480 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $75,810 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $103,160 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 89.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 71.4 |
| Goods | 95.7 |
| Utilities | 73.7 |
| Other services | 91.2 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $103,440 | 26,920 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $85,170 | 6,030 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $81,970 | 6,920 |
| Legal | $81,110 | 2,170 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $79,920 | 30,480 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $76,870 | 22,100 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $71,750 | 4,630 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $61,990 | 22,760 |
| Construction and Extraction | $61,180 | 34,720 |
| Community and Social Service | $60,640 | 6,360 |
| Protective Service | $58,350 | 7,990 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $55,140 | 25,050 |
| Production | $50,750 | 23,910 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $49,190 | 42,960 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $49,080 | 4,940 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $48,050 | 45,080 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $46,450 | 980 |
| Healthcare Support | $44,240 | 18,000 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $37,950 | 13,120 |
| Sales | $37,840 | 36,780 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,040 | 35,690 |
| Personal Care and Service | $33,430 | 11,840 |

## Most common jobs

- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 11,870 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 11,470 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 11,340 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 11,320 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 11,150 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 9,990 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 9,510 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 8,440 workers
- [Nursing Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-assistant): 6,840 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 6,720 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $454,550 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $149,130 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $142,040 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $135,890 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $133,450 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $130,070 median
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $126,440 median
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $119,990 median
- [Education Administrator, Kindergarten through Secondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/education-administrator-kindergarten-through-secondary): $107,940 median
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $106,880 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Wellhead Pumper](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wellhead-pumper): 30.98x the national share
- [Service Unit Operator, Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/service-unit-operator-oil-and-gas): 25.16x the national share
- [Oil and Gas Roustabout](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oil-and-gas-roustabout): 19.77x the national share
- [Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/operating-engineer-and-other-construction-equipment-operator): 3.70x the national share
- [Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanic): 3.54x the national share
- [Highway Maintenance Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highway-maintenance-worker): 2.91x the national share
- [Childcare Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/childcare-worker): 2.81x the national share
- [Welder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/welder): 2.26x the national share
- [Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-and-truck-mechanic-and-diesel-engine-specialist): 2.23x the national share
- [Teller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teller): 2.19x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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