SOC 25-2021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Fargo, ND-MN is $60,210. The 10th percentile is $46,320 and the 90th percentile is $82,850. Employment is 1,380.

Median annual wage

$60,210

10th percentile
$46,320
25th percentile
$46,530
Median
$60,210
75th percentile
$77,040
90th percentile
$82,850
Mean
$61,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $46,320 and the 90th percentile is $82,850. The difference is $36,530, which is 60.7% 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 $46,530 to the 75th at $77,040, covers $30,510.

The mean annual wage is $61,370, which sits above the median of $60,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,259, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the North Dakota median of $60,030.

Fargo, 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 Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $66,259 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $61,430 and employment of 540. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,884, against $66,259 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $73,160 and employment of 950. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,485, against $66,259 here.
  • Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $61,010 and employment of 640. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,026, against $66,259 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.93% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (1,380 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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 Fargo, ND-MN · Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Fargo, ND-MN is $60,210. The 10th percentile is $46,320 and the 90th percentile is $82,850. Employment is 1,380.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Fargo, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,210 is $66,259. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $61,430. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.