May 2025 OEWS · North Dakota

Highest-paying jobs in Grand Forks, ND-MN

All-occupations median

$49,760

10th percentile
$30,110
25th percentile
$37,220
Median
$49,760
75th percentile
$73,620
90th percentile
$100,010
Mean
$61,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 52,000.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 86.663, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Grand Forks, ND-MN with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
General Internal Medicine Physicians30$186,670$344,930$519,160
Family Medicine Physicians50$171,810$286,380$314,810
Nurse Anesthetists40$237,440$254,410$312,980
Natural Sciences Managers30$110,020$173,590$216,630
Chief Executives70$100,540$171,120$401,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers30$103,930$149,500$221,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers90$90,750$141,440$203,340
Pharmacists90$122,550$138,310$163,490
Human Resources Managers40$79,960$135,340$186,430
Physician Assistants70$79,290$133,450$173,860
Nurse Practitioners190$104,130$130,990$160,710
Financial Managers220$88,230$130,130$216,720
Managers, All Other190$79,000$124,530$186,740
Marketing Managers30$78,340$122,390$215,450
Administrative Services Managers40$87,740$114,810$199,780
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers70$91,980$113,700$121,540
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary80$75,530$112,900$140,340
Electrical Engineers40$77,350$112,260$141,260
Industrial Production Managers70$82,470$112,200$165,570
Commercial Pilots40$60,690$111,680$233,050
Lawyers90$70,110$104,210$160,940
Engineers, All Other40$68,310$103,380$156,590
Industrial Engineers110$78,340$103,200$129,190
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers50$63,040$102,780$156,150
Construction Managers140$62,920$102,440$162,850
Business Teachers, Postsecondary60$75,390$102,230$203,170
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval50$59,110$102,120$133,240
Education Administrators, Postsecondary170$80,770$102,080$332,360
Medical and Health Services Managers190$77,510$101,990$174,950
Facilities Managers50$67,850$101,200$176,800
Civil Engineers170$54,320$100,520$136,300
Sales Managers60$78,000$99,770$172,870
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives70$72,910$98,000$122,160
Loan Officers100$54,480$92,820$145,160
Software Developers130$57,520$92,120$132,910
Mechanical Engineers90$65,400$91,430$127,920
Project Management Specialists220$62,670$90,140$136,310
Management Analysts120$50,930$89,480$126,940
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers80$59,660$88,820$94,150
Physical Therapists100$74,670$88,670$115,210

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Grand Forks, ND-MN by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons1,620$27,890$34,440$48,070
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,490$22,480$29,540$35,950
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,350$34,140$41,080$46,150
Registered Nurses1,280$66,380$79,070$97,850
Cashiers1,280$27,980$30,980$36,880
General and Operations Managers1,220$46,310$85,420$167,880
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,100$47,440$59,360$89,870
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,030$23,450$36,580$46,050
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,030$35,250$43,580$53,770
Nursing Assistants930$35,330$45,740$48,830
Office Clerks, General920$33,860$48,570$66,980
Stockers and Order Fillers830$31,010$35,460$44,660
Waiters and Waitresses820$18,560$27,820$58,950
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners790$29,770$37,020$49,520
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive750$36,530$47,920$60,240
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators710$34,970$51,850$58,240
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General600$36,950$48,040$70,340
Customer Service Representatives580$31,800$42,560$69,140
Cooks, Restaurant560$28,380$36,800$44,840
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education540$48,900$61,430$81,030
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks510$37,030$50,260$66,040
Construction Laborers510$41,120$49,070$66,140
Bartenders490$18,850$28,770$56,540
Accountants and Auditors440$50,720$74,740$124,960
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers440$35,360$43,250$59,150

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Grand Forks, ND-MN is $49,760. Employment is 52,000.

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

General Internal Medicine Physicians has the highest published annual median on this list, $344,930, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Grand Forks, ND-MN.