Salaries in North Dakota

Typical pay for 556 jobs in North Dakota. The median for all workers is $52,480 a year ($25.23 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$52,480
Median hourly
$25.23
Workers
429,430
vs U.S. median
+3%

Highest paying jobs in North Dakota

Most common jobs in North Dakota

Metro areas in North Dakota

Metro areaMedian pay, all jobsWorkers
Bismarck, ND$52,56071,270
Fargo, ND-MN$51,050148,660
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,76052,000
Minot, ND$48,94033,260

All 556 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Architect$108,990$52.40230
Computer Network Support Specialist$73,550$35.36500
Computer Occupations, All Other$78,330$37.66730
Computer Programmer$92,280$44.37190
Computer Systems Analyst$105,470$50.71280
Computer User Support Specialist$61,310$29.481,400
Data Scientist$81,900$39.37210
Database Administrator$78,730$37.8580
Database Architect$109,430$52.6160
Information Security Analyst$107,540$51.70310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$86,450$41.56930
Operations Research Analyst$82,460$39.65130
Software Developer$105,600$50.771,450
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$83,920$40.35200
Statistician$75,890$36.4840
Web and Digital Interface Designers$64,260$30.9040
Web Developer$72,190$34.71n/a

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$171,100$82.26130
Judicial Law Clerk$85,530$41.1240
Lawyer$106,880$51.391,050
Legal Support Workers, All Other$53,980$25.9550
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,430$28.57730
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$59,980$28.84140

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,820$30.68180
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$108,130—90
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$67,190—130
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,000—60
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$90,740—170
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$110,050—250
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$46,530—220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,570$35.37430
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,500—640
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$111,020—60
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,120—50
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,400—90
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$67,720—40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,540—230
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,930$27.37130
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,030—4,430
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,710—220
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$63,690—120
Farm and Home Management Educators$63,480$30.5290
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,540—30
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$100,760—510
Instructional Coordinator$75,340$36.22650
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,420—600
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,830$30.21570
Library Technician$39,240$18.87370
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,770—120
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,100—1,400
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,710—150
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$71,360—n/a
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,700—40
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$63,430—470
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,720$19.10540
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$97,110—60
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,210—3,070
Self-Enrichment Teacher$35,100$16.88470
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$63,860—70
Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,500—90
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,950—590
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$57,680—200
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$60,060—50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,210—520
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,570$20.47420
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,420—320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,240—5,600
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,960—90
Tutor$46,190$22.21110

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$239,200+$115.00+60
Athletic Trainer$60,900—110
Audiologist$118,750$57.0940
Cardiologist$239,200+$115.00+40
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$65,890$31.68120
Chiropractor$77,990$37.49360
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,680$30.141,370
Dental Hygienist$90,530$43.53660
Dentists, General$220,660$106.09260
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$84,340$40.55240
Dietetic Technician$35,890$17.2590
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,040$33.67270
Emergency Medical Technician$39,670$19.07760
Emergency Medicine Physician$392,890$188.89150
Exercise Physiologist$50,430$24.2450
Family Medicine Physician$280,100$134.67260
General Internal Medicine Physician$338,400$162.69200
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$81,170$39.0360
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,480$23.79500
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$101,240$48.67140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$52,240$25.1180
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,300$29.951,920
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$80,610$38.7670
Medical Records Specialist$46,280$22.25520
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$102,640$49.3450
Nurse Anesthetist$244,240$117.42250
Nurse Midwife$72,630$34.92n/a
Nurse Practitioner$130,070$62.531,290
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$414,060$199.0770
Occupational Therapist$83,200$40.00570
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,190$22.21220
Opticians, Dispensing$45,230$21.74230
Optometrist$132,110$63.51140
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$239,200+$115.00+40
Orthotists and Prosthetists$62,570$30.0840
Paramedic$62,320$29.96220
Pediatricians, General$234,950$112.9690
Pharmacist$142,040$68.291,070
Pharmacy Technician$47,560$22.86890
Physical Therapist$85,330$41.02830
Physician Assistant$133,450$64.16510
Physicians, All Other$454,550$218.53740
Physicians, Pathologists$239,200+$115.00+30
Psychiatric Technician$39,960$19.21270
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,790$32.59740
Radiologist$553,140$265.93120
Recreational Therapist$58,370$28.0680
Registered Nurse$80,730$38.8111,340
Respiratory Therapist$81,230$39.06270
Speech-Language Pathologist$75,240$36.17630
Surgeons, All Other$604,890$290.81150
Surgical Technologist$61,640$29.63370
Veterinarian$102,180$49.13270
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,790$23.46340

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$57,770$27.78860
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,010$22.60280
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,440$18.967,730
Massage Therapist$74,140$35.65100
Medical Assistant$45,980$22.11600
Medical Equipment Preparer$38,910$18.71350
Medical Transcriptionist$44,660$21.47120
Nursing Assistant$45,820$22.036,840
Occupational Therapy Assistant$60,970$29.31130
Orderly$38,240$18.3970
Phlebotomist$47,430$22.81220
Physical Therapist Aide$37,680$18.11120
Physical Therapist Assistant$63,520$30.54120
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,160$17.87270

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$46,660$22.43270
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,550$23.34660
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,710$23.904,290
Cargo and Freight Agents$54,230$26.07380
Couriers and Messengers$38,090$18.3140
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,850$25.89600
Customer Service Representative$44,670$21.485,750
Data Entry Keyer$48,300$23.22110
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$57,580$27.68600
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,810$24.91410
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$61,270$29.46540
File Clerk$42,860$20.6160
Financial Clerks, All Other$56,680$27.25140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,720$33.041,830
Gambling Cage Worker$36,430$17.5290
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,530$16.601,390
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$53,000$25.48110
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,440$25.21210
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,390$23.26550
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,590$18.56160
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$53,540$25.74360
Library Assistants, Clerical$34,530$16.6060
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,290$24.66980
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,120$18.33110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,390$21.821,120
New Accounts Clerk$57,970$27.87140
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$54,200$26.061,510
Office Clerks, General$50,160$24.118,440
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,600$29.13300
Postal Service Clerk$57,820$27.80330
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,010$28.37800
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,840$28.77240
Procurement Clerk$51,630$24.8290
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,330$28.05450
Public Safety Telecommunicator$59,940$28.82270
Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,530$19.001,930
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$34,870$16.77150
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,480$22.835,800
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,730$22.461,520
Teller$39,300$18.901,990

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$79,940$38.43150
Carpenter$57,890$27.832,360
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,710$27.741,190
Construction and Building Inspectors$78,570$37.78180
Construction Laborer$49,070$23.595,050
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$71,850$34.55490
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,110$21.69130
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$62,570$30.08110
Electrician$65,710$31.593,570
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$90,380$43.45220
Fence Erector$49,310$23.71190
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,370$39.124,350
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$48,050$23.1090
Glazier$61,800$29.7180
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$60,160$28.92170
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$50,120$24.1050
Highway Maintenance Worker$60,630$29.151,240
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,450$22.33260
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$58,140$27.95400
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$66,450$31.95260
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,150$29.884,890
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$54,870$26.38420
Pipelayer$47,810$22.99170
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,560$30.561,620
Roofer$59,740$28.72290
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$71,280$34.27230
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$60,480$29.082,460
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$46,340$22.2870
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$60,810$29.243,000
Sheet Metal Worker$65,180$31.34290
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$82,120$39.48270
Tile and Stone Setters$42,620$20.4970

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$77,740$37.38200
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$50,890$24.4640
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,160$26.52680
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$56,280$27.0640
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,360$27.582,140
Avionics Technician$59,900$28.8080
Bicycle Repairer$34,440$16.56100
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,110$31.781,790
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,870$23.49210
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$58,720$28.23160
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$103,580$49.80270
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$61,160$29.41160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$98,700$47.45520
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$75,050$36.0880
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,870$50.90740
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$47,310$22.75100
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,030$30.30770
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$90,600$43.561,920
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,490$35.81970
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,710$21.49100
Home Appliance Repairer$48,720$23.4250
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$65,990$31.722,560
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,040$25.02790
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$44,310$21.3070
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,840$23.963,300
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$49,820$23.9540
Medical Equipment Repairer$73,610$35.39270
Millwright$60,750$29.21170
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,030$36.551,720
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,990$29.3270
Motorcycle Mechanic$50,170$24.12110
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$46,780$22.4930
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,540$24.30190
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$50,390$24.2360
Rigger$77,890$37.45140
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,620$27.70150
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$90,890$43.70470
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,280$28.50300
Tire Repairers and Changers$38,220$18.38560
Wind Turbine Service Technician$66,700$32.07310

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$36,900$17.74830
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,080$19.27470
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,140$22.66220
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,240$23.1960
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,020$24.53560
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$60,250$28.97250
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$75,990$36.5340
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,280$23.69310
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,480$22.8370
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,400$23.27230
Dental Laboratory Technician$67,580$32.4960
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$42,790$20.57450
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,220$22.22270
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,350$36.711,650
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$77,300$37.1630
Food Batchmaker$40,840$19.64250
Food Processing Workers, All Other$45,120$21.6950
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$60,170$28.9370
Gas Plant Operator$96,760$46.52770
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,670$22.92n/a
Helpers--Production Workers$46,170$22.20220
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,820$24.431,800
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$57,020$27.4250
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,470$18.01840
Machinist$61,820$29.72560
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$47,250$22.71390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,250$22.714,410
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,000$23.08260
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,170$22.2060
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,780$22.97160
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,190$23.65490
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,390$22.78760
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$93,130$44.77950
Power Plant Operator$122,160$58.73150
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$48,760$23.4480
Printing Press Operator$37,850$18.20270
Production Workers, All Other$45,100$21.68450
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,480$20.90150
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,390$28.56270
Sewing Machine Operator$35,700$17.16110
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$39,730$19.10160
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$66,760$32.10140
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$54,430$26.17140
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$29,100$13.99n/a
Tool and Die Makers$73,130$35.1670
Upholsterer$52,420$25.20n/a
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,470$29.07550
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,000$29.812,590
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,820$22.03280

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations