How much do Nursing Assistants make in Bismarck, ND?

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,040 and the 90th percentile is $49,120. The difference is $13,080, which is 28.0% 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 $37,350 to the 75th at $48,190, covers $10,840.

The mean annual wage is $43,950, which sits below the median of $46,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 10.6% higher than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,327, which is 21.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% higher than the North Dakota median of $45,820.

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 $46,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $51,327 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 Nursing Assistants. Bismarck, ND ranks 1st 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).).

• Minot, ND is 100 miles away, with a median of $36,500 and employment of 430. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,941, against $51,327 here.
• Fargo, ND-MN is 190 miles away, with a median of $39,940 and employment of 2,240. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,952, against $51,327 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 2.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (1,430 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.15 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.