SOC 21-1092 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Fargo, ND-MN is $70,830. The 10th percentile is $57,910 and the 90th percentile is $91,150. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$70,830

10th percentile
$57,910
25th percentile
$63,480
Median
$70,830
75th percentile
$75,560
90th percentile
$91,150
Mean
$71,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $57,910 and the 90th percentile is $91,150. The difference is $33,240, which is 46.9% 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 $63,480 to the 75th at $75,560, covers $12,080.

The mean annual wage is $71,000, which sits above the median of $70,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $66,270 for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,946, which is 17.6% higher 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 $65,140.

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 $70,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at $77,946 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 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd 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 $64,150 and employment of 40. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,022, against $77,946 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $103,770 and employment of 60. That median is 46.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,416, against $77,946 here.
  • Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $67,460 and employment of 100. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,112, against $77,946 here.

Employment share

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (70 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Fargo, ND-MN is $70,830. The 10th percentile is $57,910 and the 90th percentile is $91,150. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists?

The local median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $66,270.

What is Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 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 $70,830 is $77,946. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $64,150. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.