SOC 17-2071 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Engineers in Grand Forks, ND-MN is $112,260. The 10th percentile is $77,350 and the 90th percentile is $141,260. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$112,260

10th percentile
$77,350
25th percentile
$83,380
Median
$112,260
75th percentile
$128,870
90th percentile
$141,260
Mean
$109,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $77,350 and the 90th percentile is $141,260. The difference is $63,910, which is 56.9% 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 $83,380 to the 75th at $128,870, covers $45,490.

The mean annual wage is $109,140, which sits below the median of $112,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Forks, ND-MN median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,536, which is 7.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the North Dakota median of $110,810.

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 $112,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $129,536 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks 1st of 2 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 $109,790 and employment of 70. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,820, against $129,536 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Forks, ND-MN (40 of 52,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Grand Forks, ND-MN · Electrical Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Engineers in Grand Forks, ND-MN is $112,260. The 10th percentile is $77,350 and the 90th percentile is $141,260. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical Engineers?

The local median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $120,630.

What is Electrical Engineers pay in Grand Forks, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Forks, ND-MN is 86.663, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $112,260 is $129,536. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Forks, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Electrical Engineers?

Fargo, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $109,790. Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.