How much do Information Security Analysts make in Bismarck, ND?

Percentile spread

For Information Security Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $80,460 and the 90th percentile is $139,360. The difference is $58,900, which is 50.4% 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 $87,680 to the 75th at $126,060, covers $38,380.

The mean annual wage is $109,340, which sits below the median of $116,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $129,180 for Information Security Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,450, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% higher than the North Dakota median of $107,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $116,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information Security Analysts at $128,450 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 Information Security Analysts. Bismarck, ND 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 190 miles away, with a median of $103,910 and employment of 140. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,349, against $128,450 here.

Employment share

Information Security Analysts accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (90 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (190,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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.