Salaries in North Dakota: pay for 559 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in North Dakota had a median pay of $52,480 a year ($25.23 an hour) in May 2025, with 429,430 jobs counted. That is 3% above the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$75,730	$36.41	4,430
Administrative Services Managers	$94,320	$45.34	300
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$63,820	$30.68	180
Advertising Sales Agents	$50,110	$24.09	260
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$48,080	$23.11	430
Agricultural Inspectors	$57,590	$27.69	80
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,130	not published	90
Agricultural Technicians	$46,960	$22.58	100
Air Traffic Controllers	$107,990	$51.92	100
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$77,740	$37.38	200
Aircraft Service Attendants	$44,320	$21.31	120
Airfield Operations Specialists	$37,550	$18.05	80
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,690	$18.12	120
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$28,070	$13.49	1,430
Anesthesiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	60
Animal Caretakers	$34,040	$16.37	770
Animal Scientists	$72,100	$34.66	40
Animal Trainers	$38,970	$18.73	30
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,830	$30.69	not published
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$97,110	$46.69	290
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,720	$31.12	380
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,400	$70.86	270
Art Directors	$83,170	$39.98	30
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,190	not published	130
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$64,470	$31.00	not published
Athletes and Sports Competitors	not published	not published	70
Athletic Trainers	$60,900	not published	110
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$91,560	$44.02	40
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,000	not published	60
Audio and Video Technicians	$50,110	$24.09	100
Audiologists	$118,750	$57.09	40
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$50,890	$24.46	40
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$55,160	$26.52	680
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$56,280	$27.06	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$57,360	$27.58	2,140
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,740	$17.67	500
Avionics Technicians	$59,900	$28.80	80
Bailiffs	$27,560	$13.25	170
Bakers	$36,900	$17.74	830
Barbers	$48,540	$23.34	80
Bartenders	$29,040	$13.96	3,960
Bicycle Repairers	$34,440	$16.56	100
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,660	$22.43	270
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,550	$23.34	660
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,740	not published	170
Biological Technicians	$55,330	$26.60	250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,710	$23.90	4,290
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$79,940	$38.43	150
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$38,500	$18.51	180
Broadcast Technicians	$48,090	$23.12	80
Budget Analysts	$77,400	$37.21	150
Bus Drivers, School	$50,790	$24.42	1,530
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,890	$23.50	250
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$66,110	$31.78	1,790
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,500	$38.70	1,810
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,050	not published	250
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,080	$19.27	470
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$76,400	$36.73	880
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,140	$22.66	220
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$53,650	$25.79	40
Cardiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	40
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$65,890	$31.68	120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$46,530	not published	220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,570	$35.37	430
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,500	not published	640
Cargo and Freight Agents	$54,230	$26.07	380
Carpenters	$57,890	$27.83	2,360
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$71,070	$34.17	80
Cashiers	$31,460	$15.12	9,510
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$57,710	$27.74	1,190
Chefs and Head Cooks	$74,740	$35.93	100
Chemical Engineers	$115,400	$55.48	80
Chemical Technicians	$57,760	$27.77	150
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,020	not published	60
Chemists	$97,330	$46.80	160
Chief Executives	$164,560	$79.12	380
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$64,560	$31.04	870
Childcare Workers	$30,290	$14.56	4,030
Chiropractors	$77,990	$37.49	360
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,030	$31.27	400
Civil Engineers	$98,190	$47.21	1,380
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,460	$31.47	750
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,290	$17.93	1,330
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,240	$23.19	60
Clergy	$60,680	$29.17	120
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$62,680	$30.14	1,370
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,130	$55.83	170
Coaches and Scouts	$37,100	not published	1,180
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,020	$24.53	560
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$48,870	$23.49	210
Commercial Pilots	$133,010	not published	370
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,120	not published	50
Community Health Workers	$59,610	$28.66	90
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$63,490	$30.53	170
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$70,480	$33.88	100
Compliance Officers	$79,440	$38.19	990
Computer Network Architects	$108,990	$52.40	230
Computer Network Support Specialists	$73,550	$35.36	500
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$60,250	$28.97	250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$75,990	$36.53	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,330	$37.66	730
Computer Programmers	$92,280	$44.37	190
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,400	not published	90
Computer Systems Analysts	$105,470	$50.71	280
Computer User Support Specialists	$61,310	$29.48	1,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,130	$71.70	850
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$58,720	$28.23	160
Conservation Scientists	$77,280	$37.15	340
Construction Laborers	$49,070	$23.59	5,050
Construction Managers	$102,070	$49.07	1,450
Construction and Building Inspectors	$78,570	$37.78	180
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$103,580	$49.80	270
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$47,770	$22.96	80
Cooks, All Other	$44,190	$21.25	60
Cooks, Fast Food	$30,220	$14.53	580
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$39,490	$18.99	1,820
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,470	$17.53	4,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$52,460	$25.22	1,290
Cost Estimators	$73,280	$35.23	730
Counselors, All Other	$69,860	$33.59	80
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,620	$21.45	1,460
Couriers and Messengers	$38,090	$18.31	40
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$70,540	$33.91	60
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$53,850	$25.89	600
Crane and Tower Operators	$82,890	$39.85	180
Credit Analysts	$74,810	$35.96	300
Credit Counselors	$52,220	$25.11	30
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,720	not published	40
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$60,230	$28.96	50
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,280	$23.69	310
Customer Service Representatives	$44,670	$21.48	5,750
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,480	$22.83	70
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,400	$23.27	230
Data Entry Keyers	$48,300	$23.22	110
Data Scientists	$81,900	$39.37	210
Database Administrators	$78,730	$37.85	80
Database Architects	$109,430	$52.61	60
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$32,180	$15.47	not published
Dental Assistants	$57,770	$27.78	860
Dental Hygienists	$90,530	$43.53	660
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$67,580	$32.49	60
Dentists, General	$220,660	$106.09	260
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$71,850	$34.55	490
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,290	$39.56	420
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$84,340	$40.55	240
Dietetic Technicians	$35,890	$17.25	90
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$70,040	$33.67	270
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$31,010	$14.91	890
Dishwashers	$29,980	$14.41	800
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$57,580	$27.68	600
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,610	$18.56	1,740
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$45,110	$21.69	130
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$62,570	$30.08	110
Editors	$60,520	$29.10	200
Education Administrators, All Other	$101,870	$48.97	190
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$107,940	not published	810
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$101,600	$48.84	600
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,540	not published	230
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$51,390	$24.71	290
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$56,930	$27.37	130
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,960	$28.35	840
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$61,160	$29.41	160
Electrical Engineers	$110,810	$53.28	260
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$105,870	$50.90	740
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$80,930	$38.91	120
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	not published	not published	90
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$98,700	$47.45	520
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$75,050	$36.08	80
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,790	$20.57	450
Electricians	$65,710	$31.59	3,570
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$82,820	$39.82	90
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$47,310	$22.75	100
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$104,860	$50.41	50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,030	not published	4,430
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,810	$24.91	410
Emergency Management Directors	$76,640	$36.84	80
Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,670	$19.07	760
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$392,890	$188.89	150
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,710	not published	220
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$80,990	$38.94	100
Engineers, All Other	$100,250	$48.20	220
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,690	not published	120
Environmental Engineers	$91,370	$43.93	90
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$61,430	$29.53	140
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$84,570	$40.66	240
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$90,380	$43.45	220
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$61,270	$29.46	540
Exercise Physiologists	$50,430	$24.24	50
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,760	$18.15	680
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,220	$22.22	270
Facilities Managers	$92,040	$44.25	270
Family Medicine Physicians	$280,100	$134.67	260
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,030	$30.30	770
Farm and Home Management Educators	$63,480	$30.52	90
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,080	$14.94	60
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,320	$19.39	130
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$30,080	$14.46	11,470
Fence Erectors	$49,310	$23.71	190
File Clerks	$42,860	$20.61	60
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,680	$27.25	140
Financial Examiners	$82,640	$39.73	220
Financial Managers	$135,890	$65.33	2,140
Financial Risk Specialists	$74,630	$35.88	90
Financial Specialists, All Other	$78,260	$37.63	150
Financial and Investment Analysts	$78,170	$37.58	300
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$80,320	$38.61	40
Firefighters	$55,080	$26.48	820
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,370	$39.12	4,350
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$73,240	$35.21	180
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,220	$22.22	160
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$82,880	$39.85	130
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,720	$21.50	2,780
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$49,900	$23.99	220
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$54,210	$26.06	490
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,280	$29.94	280
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$90,600	$43.56	1,920
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,060	$38.01	310
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,720	$33.04	1,830
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$50,390	$24.23	360
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,300	$47.26	440
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,350	$36.71	1,650
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	80
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,350	$23.73	2,640
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,720	$27.75	100
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,070	$31.28	1,930
Fish and Game Wardens	$79,520	$38.23	30
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$48,050	$23.10	90
Floral Designers	$35,290	$16.97	170
Food Batchmakers	$40,840	$19.64	250
Food Preparation Workers	$36,800	$17.69	980
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$23,410	$11.25	not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$45,120	$21.69	50
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,910	$17.75	1,630
Food Service Managers	$72,210	$34.72	950
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$77,300	$37.16	30
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,540	not published	30
Forensic Science Technicians	$71,090	$34.18	40
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$68,600	$32.98	160
Fundraisers	$76,040	$36.56	340
Fundraising Managers	$121,750	$58.53	30
Funeral Attendants	$34,980	$16.82	130
Funeral Home Managers	$68,080	$32.73	40
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$60,170	$28.93	70
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,430	$17.52	90
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$49,830	$23.96	100
Gambling Dealers	$27,370	$13.16	900
Gambling Managers	$79,300	$38.13	30
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$46,740	$22.47	120
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$30,640	$14.73	110
Gas Plant Operators	$96,760	$46.52	770
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$338,400	$162.69	200
General and Operations Managers	$98,170	$47.20	11,150
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$51,240	$24.64	90
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$84,070	$40.42	100
Glaziers	$61,800	$29.71	80
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$45,590	$21.92	260
Graphic Designers	$56,470	$27.15	460
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,670	$22.92	not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,850	$16.76	870
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,160	$28.92	170
Health Education Specialists	$59,650	$28.68	200
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$81,170	$39.03	60
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,760	not published	510
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,480	$23.79	500
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$101,240	$48.67	140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$52,240	$25.11	80
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,860	$30.22	330
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,010	$22.60	280
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$74,490	$35.81	970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,910	$29.29	11,870
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$50,120	$24.10	50
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,710	$21.49	100
Helpers--Production Workers	$46,170	$22.20	220
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,630	$29.15	1,240
Home Appliance Repairers	$48,720	$23.42	50
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$39,440	$18.96	7,730
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,660	$13.78	800
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,530	$16.60	1,390
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$53,000	$25.48	110
Human Resources Managers	$139,050	$66.85	290
Human Resources Specialists	$75,630	$36.36	1,710
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,060	$30.80	100
Industrial Engineers	$96,940	$46.61	600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,990	$31.72	2,560
Industrial Production Managers	$116,050	$55.80	490
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,260	$23.68	930
Information Security Analysts	$107,540	$51.70	310
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$52,440	$25.21	210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,820	$24.43	1,800
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$52,040	$25.02	790
Instructional Coordinators	$75,340	$36.22	650
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$46,450	$22.33	260
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$58,140	$27.95	400
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,390	$23.26	550
Insurance Sales Agents	$71,220	$34.24	1,460
Insurance Underwriters	$74,130	$35.64	210
Interior Designers	$59,190	$28.46	160
Interpreters and Translators	$48,190	$23.17	130
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,590	$18.56	160
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,750	$18.15	6,720
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$57,020	$27.42	50
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,100	$82.26	130
Judicial Law Clerks	$85,530	$41.12	40
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,420	not published	600
Labor Relations Specialists	$101,220	$48.66	90
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,690	$21.97	9,990
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$40,790	$19.61	2,100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,470	$18.01	840
Lawyers	$106,880	$51.39	1,050
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$53,540	$25.74	360
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$53,980	$25.95	50
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,830	$30.21	570
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,530	$16.60	60
Library Technicians	$39,240	$18.87	370
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,300	$29.95	1,920
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$69,350	$33.34	180
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$28,430	$13.67	580
Light Truck Drivers	$47,950	$23.05	1,950
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,290	$24.66	980
Loan Officers	$84,650	$40.70	1,370
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$44,310	$21.30	70
Lodging Managers	$62,770	$30.18	270
Logisticians	$72,800	$35.00	310
Machinists	$61,820	$29.72	560
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$80,610	$38.76	70
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,050	$16.85	2,880
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,120	$18.33	110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,840	$23.96	3,300
Management Analysts	$90,220	$43.38	not published
Managers, All Other	$126,440	$60.79	2,040
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$33,430	$16.07	270
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$49,820	$23.95	40
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,580	$29.61	1,550
Marketing Managers	$125,580	$60.38	180
Massage Therapists	$74,140	$35.65	100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,770	not published	120
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$47,250	$22.71	390
Mechanical Drafters	$77,570	$37.29	100
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,440	$36.75	90
Mechanical Engineers	$86,330	$41.51	790
Medical Assistants	$45,980	$22.11	600
Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,910	$18.71	350
Medical Equipment Repairers	$73,610	$35.39	270
Medical Records Specialists	$46,280	$22.25	520
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$64,470	$31.00	250
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,390	$21.82	1,120
Medical Transcriptionists	$44,660	$21.47	120
Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,170	$50.56	1,220
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,700	$24.86	300
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,980	$29.32	240
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,080	$20.23	350
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,100	not published	1,400
Millwrights	$60,750	$29.21	170
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$47,250	$22.71	4,410
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$66,450	$31.95	260
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,000	$23.08	260
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$76,030	$36.55	1,720
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,170	$22.20	60
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,780	$22.97	160
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$59,760	$28.73	110
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$34,230	$16.46	220
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$60,990	$29.32	70
Motorcycle Mechanics	$50,170	$24.12	110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,190	$23.65	490
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$46,780	$22.49	30
Natural Sciences Managers	$131,370	$63.16	140
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,450	$41.56	930
New Accounts Clerks	$57,970	$27.87	140
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,420	$20.88	160
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$102,640	$49.34	50
Nurse Anesthetists	$244,240	$117.42	250
Nurse Midwives	$72,630	$34.92	not published
Nurse Practitioners	$130,070	$62.53	1,290
Nursing Assistants	$45,820	$22.03	6,840
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,710	not published	150
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$414,060	$199.07	70
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$93,250	$44.83	540
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$56,000	$26.93	150
Occupational Therapists	$83,200	$40.00	570
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,970	$29.31	130
Office Clerks, General	$50,160	$24.11	8,440
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$54,200	$26.06	1,510
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,150	$29.88	4,890
Operations Research Analysts	$82,460	$39.65	130
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,190	$22.21	220
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,230	$21.74	230
Optometrists	$132,110	$63.51	140
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	not published
Orderlies	$38,240	$18.39	70
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	40
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$62,570	$30.08	40
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$50,540	$24.30	190
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,390	$22.78	760
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,440	$15.11	470
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$54,870	$26.38	420
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,430	$28.57	730
Paramedics	$62,320	$29.96	220
Parking Attendants	$35,550	$17.09	170
Parts Salespersons	$48,600	$23.37	1,610
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,600	$29.13	300
Pediatricians, General	$234,950	$112.96	90
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$34,430	$16.55	170
Personal Financial Advisors	$76,870	$36.96	540
Pest Control Workers	$48,020	$23.09	120
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$50,490	$24.28	280
Petroleum Engineers	$132,120	$63.52	130
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$93,130	$44.77	950
Pharmacists	$142,040	$68.29	1,070
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,560	$22.86	890
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,360	not published	not published
Phlebotomists	$47,430	$22.81	220
Photographers	$37,410	$17.99	70
Physical Scientists, All Other	$147,650	$70.99	70
Physical Therapist Aides	$37,680	$18.11	120
Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,520	$30.54	120
Physical Therapists	$85,330	$41.02	830
Physician Assistants	$133,450	$64.16	510
Physicians, All Other	$454,550	$218.53	740
Physicians, Pathologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	30
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,700	not published	40
Pipelayers	$47,810	$22.99	170
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,560	$30.56	1,620
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$74,500	$35.82	1,630
Postal Service Clerks	$57,820	$27.80	330
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	$28.37	800
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,840	$28.77	240
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$91,040	$43.77	90
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$63,430	not published	470
Power Plant Operators	$122,160	$58.73	150
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$39,720	$19.10	540
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,760	$23.44	80
Printing Press Operators	$37,850	$18.20	270
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,310	$21.30	60
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$65,140	$31.32	250
Procurement Clerks	$51,630	$24.82	90
Producers and Directors	$57,870	$27.82	170
Production Workers, All Other	$45,100	$21.68	450
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$58,330	$28.05	450
Project Management Specialists	$96,160	$46.23	2,020
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$65,210	$31.35	240
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,500	$28.12	590
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$53,460	$25.70	230
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,960	$19.21	270
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,110	not published	60
Public Relations Managers	$114,110	$54.86	130
Public Relations Specialists	$70,280	$33.79	640
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,940	$28.82	270
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$81,400	$39.14	70
Purchasing Managers	$130,110	$62.55	50
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$67,790	$32.59	740
Radiologists	$553,140	$265.93	120
Real Estate Brokers	$73,300	$35.24	80
Real Estate Sales Agents	$73,920	$35.54	not published
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,530	$19.00	1,930
Recreation Workers	$37,310	$17.94	730
Recreational Therapists	$58,370	$28.06	80
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$50,390	$24.23	60
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$59,000	$28.37	360
Registered Nurses	$80,730	$38.81	11,340
Rehabilitation Counselors	$63,050	$30.31	210
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,870	$16.77	150
Residential Advisors	$48,590	$23.36	260
Respiratory Therapists	$81,230	$39.06	270
Retail Salespersons	$36,040	$17.33	11,320
Riggers	$77,890	$37.45	140
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,480	$20.90	150
Roofers	$59,740	$28.72	290
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$71,280	$34.27	230
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$60,480	$29.08	2,460
Sales Managers	$119,990	$57.69	550
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$66,060	$31.76	1,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,250	$35.70	4,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$102,720	$49.38	510
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$49,810	$23.95	340
School Bus Monitors	$38,480	$18.50	120
School Psychologists	$68,960	$33.15	90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,210	not published	3,070
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,480	$22.83	5,800
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$63,670	$30.61	740
Security Guards	$39,310	$18.90	1,310
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,620	$27.70	150
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,100	$16.88	470
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,390	$28.56	270
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$46,340	$22.28	70
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$60,810	$29.24	3,000
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,700	$17.16	110
Sheet Metal Workers	$65,180	$31.34	290
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,730	$22.46	1,520
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,560	$18.06	660
Skincare Specialists	$58,160	$27.96	190
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,730	$19.10	160
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$63,860	not published	70
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	120
Social Workers, All Other	$81,330	$39.10	110
Social and Community Service Managers	$86,630	$41.65	510
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,260	$22.24	1,530
Software Developers	$105,600	$50.77	1,450
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,920	$40.35	200
Soil and Plant Scientists	$65,320	$31.41	410
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$61,500	not published	90
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$57,950	not published	590
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,680	not published	200
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$60,060	not published	50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,210	not published	520
Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,240	$36.17	630
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$66,760	$32.10	140
Statisticians	$75,890	$36.48	40
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,790	$17.69	5,240
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$82,120	$39.48	270
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$54,430	$26.17	140
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$68,630	$33.00	1,290
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,570	$20.47	420
Surgeons, All Other	$604,890	$290.81	150
Surgical Technologists	$61,640	$29.63	370
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,870	$29.26	160
Surveyors	$79,360	$38.15	250
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$61,210	$29.43	310
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$72,230	$34.73	60
Tax Preparers	$57,060	$27.43	220
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$60,420	not published	320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$38,240	not published	5,600
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,960	not published	90
Technical Writers	$72,990	$35.09	70
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$90,890	$43.70	470
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$59,280	$28.50	300
Telemarketers	$23,440	$11.27	120
Tellers	$39,300	$18.90	1,990
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$29,100	$13.99	not published
Tile and Stone Setters	$42,620	$20.49	70
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,220	$18.38	560
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$59,980	$28.84	140
Tool and Die Makers	$73,130	$35.16	70
Tour and Travel Guides	$35,360	$17.00	90
Training and Development Managers	$114,020	$54.82	50
Training and Development Specialists	$63,260	$30.41	670
Transportation Inspectors	$106,330	$51.12	60
Transportation Security Screeners	$54,950	$26.42	170
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,720	$48.42	390
Travel Agents	$44,740	$21.51	150
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$44,820	$21.55	not published
Tutors	$46,190	$22.21	110
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$63,920	not published	180
Upholsterers	$52,420	$25.20	not published
Urban and Regional Planners	$78,500	$37.74	210
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$27,840	$13.39	200
Veterinarians	$102,180	$49.13	270
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,160	$17.87	270
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$48,790	$23.46	340
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,890	$14.85	5,250
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,470	$29.07	550
Web Developers	$72,190	$34.71	not published
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$64,260	$30.90	40
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	not published	not published	110
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,000	$29.81	2,590
Wellhead Pumpers	$79,820	$38.38	1,540
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$66,700	$32.07	310
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,820	$22.03	280
Writers and Authors	$50,860	$24.45	80
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$81,330	$39.10	100

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in North Dakota

By median pay, North Dakota is number 18 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $31,330 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $103,160. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $38,600 to $75,810. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $64,050, 22% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 429,430 jobs counted here are 0.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in North Dakota are Office and Administrative Support (44,890 jobs, 11%), Transportation and Material Moving (42,170 jobs, 10%), Sales and Related (36,410 jobs, 9%) and Food Preparation and Serving Related (35,610 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Wellhead Pumpers (31.0 times the national share), Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas (25.2 times the national share) and Roustabouts, Oil and Gas (19.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 559 occupations; for 8 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 92 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 40 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 30 pay less and 22 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas ($60,480 here, $46,960 nationally), Parts Salespersons ($48,600 here, $38,630 nationally) and Highway Maintenance Workers ($60,630 here, $50,260 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Lawyers ($106,880 here, $159,670 nationally), Software Developers ($105,600 here, $135,980 nationally) and Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ($61,580 here, $78,760 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in North Dakota

What is the median salary in North Dakota?

The median pay of all employees in North Dakota was $52,480 a year ($25.23 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in North Dakota?

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, with 11,870 jobs and a median pay of $60,910 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in North Dakota?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Surgeons, All Other ($604,890), Radiologists ($553,140) and Physicians, All Other ($454,550). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

All states

Salaries in North Dakota: pay for 559 occupations, May 2025

Highest median pay in North Dakota

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in North Dakota, A to Z

How pay is spread in North Dakota

The kinds of work

Same job, different pay

Questions about pay in North Dakota