SOC 17-2199 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Engineers, All Other make in Fargo, ND-MN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Fargo, ND-MN is $97,390. The 10th percentile is $70,470 and the 90th percentile is $142,110. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$97,390
- 10th percentile
- $70,470
- 25th percentile
- $84,920
- Median
- $97,390
- 75th percentile
- $121,900
- 90th percentile
- $142,110
- Mean
- $105,570
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $70,470 and the 90th percentile is $142,110. The difference is $71,640, which is 73.6% 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 $84,920 to the 75th at $121,900, covers $36,980.
The mean annual wage is $105,570, which sits above the median of $97,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fargo, ND-MN median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,174, which is 12.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.9% lower than the North Dakota median of $100,250.
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 $97,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $107,174 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 Engineers, All Other. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd 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).).
- Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $103,380 and employment of 40. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,290, against $107,174 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Fargo, ND-MN · Engineers, All Other 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 Engineers, All Other make in Fargo, ND-MN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Fargo, ND-MN is $97,390. The 10th percentile is $70,470 and the 90th percentile is $142,110.
How does that compare with the national median for Engineers, All Other?
The local median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $122,930.
What is Engineers, All Other 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 $97,390 is $107,174. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Engineers, All Other?
Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $103,380. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.