How much do Software Developers make in Fargo, ND-MN?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $60,300 and the 90th percentile is $160,480. The difference is $100,180, which is 94.5% 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 $78,870 to the 75th at $127,960, covers $49,090.

The mean annual wage is $108,900, which sits above the median of $105,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,627, which is 14.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the North Dakota median of $105,600.

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 $105,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $116,627 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 Software Developers. 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 $92,120 and employment of 130. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,297, against $116,627 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $103,000 and employment of 420. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,537, against $116,627 here.
• Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $106,020 and employment of 390. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,475, against $116,627 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.58% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (860 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 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.