May 2025 OEWS · North Dakota

Highest-paying jobs in Fargo, ND-MN

All-occupations median

$51,050

10th percentile
$31,650
25th percentile
$38,500
Median
$51,050
75th percentile
$75,390
90th percentile
$103,480
Mean
$64,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 148,660.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 90.871, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Fargo, ND-MN with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Surgeons, All Other80$231,290$604,890$673,520
Physicians, All Other330$135,270$418,980$564,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists40$128,150$414,060$428,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians100$188,220$338,400$347,440
Family Medicine Physicians100$175,280$276,530$323,640
Nurse Anesthetists160$188,910$241,620$286,510
Pediatricians, General50$173,270$234,950$324,220
Dentists, General110$140,160$198,570$278,460
Chief Executives120$105,420$188,510$505,020
Riggers50$78,680$169,480$169,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers430$94,720$152,990$206,350
Human Resources Managers140$98,520$144,450$220,080
Pharmacists520$37,120$142,040$167,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers90$112,130$141,990$189,440
Business Teachers, Postsecondary130$76,020$138,950$220,880
Financial Managers810$92,870$136,970$236,930
Physician Assistants240$79,700$136,610$199,550
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary40$77,220$134,030$172,000
Optometrists40$109,990$132,690$170,370
Commercial Pilots110$62,330$131,950$234,990
Nurse Practitioners490$103,490$130,070$162,570
Marketing Managers120$83,210$126,790$216,930
Managers, All Other590$79,940$124,390$203,730
Public Relations Managers40$91,330$121,370$174,040
Sales Managers310$84,950$119,990$209,210
Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsNot available$55,340$116,130$134,180
Industrial Production Managers190$78,240$115,120$176,700
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary210$81,230$112,600$136,190
Education Administrators, Postsecondary210$67,620$111,490$233,160
Lawyers410$70,180$111,090$202,750
Electrical Engineers70$71,740$109,790$137,810
Computer Network Architects100$76,320$109,220$155,420
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary140$68,850$108,870$142,560
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary100$64,320$108,090$135,380
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products190$58,450$107,480$158,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives110$81,370$106,480$132,680
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary70$67,570$106,380$136,420
Administrative Services Managers130$73,110$106,370$168,740
Software Developers860$60,300$105,980$160,480
Medical and Health Services Managers470$78,150$105,330$183,150

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Fargo, ND-MN by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Registered Nurses4,790$69,620$82,120$103,480
Retail Salespersons4,160$28,140$35,860$50,180
Fast Food and Counter Workers4,090$24,230$30,950$37,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,810$35,300$45,690$56,870
General and Operations Managers3,590$49,710$96,410$185,280
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3,570$40,870$58,900$78,350
Home Health and Personal Care Aides3,130$35,110$37,910$49,190
Customer Service Representatives2,790$30,440$40,900$61,530
Cashiers2,770$27,920$33,420$37,630
Office Clerks, General2,590$34,720$49,060$69,060
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2,490$30,940$37,200$48,040
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators2,350$39,650$46,660$59,840
Nursing Assistants2,240$33,050$39,940$50,800
Waiters and Waitresses2,020$18,470$30,330$59,910
Construction Laborers1,760$44,020$49,340$77,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products1,740$44,810$70,070$131,220
Stockers and Order Fillers1,740$31,480$36,880$50,560
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,730$35,610$47,060$60,270
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,650$28,090$39,270$45,750
Accountants and Auditors1,580$49,590$76,420$126,000
Cooks, Restaurant1,560$28,900$37,020$45,620
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1,520$39,870$50,570$66,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1,380$46,320$60,210$82,850
Bartenders1,380$18,860$28,390$56,860
Childcare Workers1,380$28,430$30,030$36,470

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Fargo, ND-MN?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Fargo, ND-MN is $51,050. Employment is 148,660.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Fargo, ND-MN?

Surgeons, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $604,890, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Fargo, ND-MN.