SOC 39-5094 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Skincare Specialists make in Bismarck, ND?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Skincare Specialists in Bismarck, ND is $58,520. The 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $92,340. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$58,520

10th percentile
$36,900
25th percentile
$39,170
Median
$58,520
75th percentile
$65,760
90th percentile
$92,340
Mean
$57,550

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Skincare Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $92,340. The difference is $55,440, which is 94.7% 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 $39,170 to the 75th at $65,760, covers $26,590.

The mean annual wage is $57,550, which sits below the median of $58,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 29.1% higher than the national median of $45,330 for Skincare Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,291, which is 41.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the North Dakota median of $58,160.

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 $58,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Skincare Specialists at $64,291 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 Skincare Specialists. 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 $52,950 and employment of 90. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,269, against $64,291 here.

Employment share

Skincare Specialists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (40 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (72,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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 Skincare Specialists make in Bismarck, ND?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Skincare Specialists in Bismarck, ND is $58,520. The 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $92,340. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Skincare Specialists?

The local median is 29.1% higher than the national median of $45,330.

What is Skincare Specialists pay in Bismarck, ND after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,520 is $64,291. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bismarck, ND compare with nearby metros for Skincare Specialists?

Fargo, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 190 miles away, at $52,950. Bismarck, ND ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.