How much do Dishwashers make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

Percentile spread

For Dishwashers, the published 10th percentile is $22,990 and the 90th percentile is $38,980. The difference is $15,990, which is 52.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $26,090 to the 75th at $36,560, covers $10,470.

The mean annual wage is $30,970, which sits above the median of $30,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Forks, ND-MN median is 13.2% lower than the national median of $34,810 for Dishwashers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,882, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the North Dakota median of $29,980.

Grand Forks, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Forks, ND-MN is 86.663, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dishwashers at $34,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dishwashers. Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fargo, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $31,560 and employment of 290. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,731, against $34,882 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 191 miles away, with a median of $29,830 and employment of 340. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,040, against $34,882 here.

Employment share

Dishwashers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Forks, ND-MN (120 of 52,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (477,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.