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What jobs pay in North Dakota

$64,050avg. a year, all jobs
$30.79 an hour · 429,430 employed

Average and median pay for 52 jobs in North Dakota, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Top-paying jobs in North Dakota

Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

Average pay by state, all jobs

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Under $61k$61k–$65k$65k–$72k$72k+North Dakota

North Dakota metro areas

Average pay across all jobs in each metro area. Open one to see pay by job.

Fargo, ND-MN
$64,380
148,660 jobs

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Pay for 52 jobs in North Dakota

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in North Dakota aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,33011,870
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,26011,470
Registered Nurses$83,60011,340
Retail Salespersons$38,53011,320
General and Operations Managers$115,83011,150
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,9109,990
Cashiers$32,7009,510
Office Clerks, General$52,7308,440
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$41,4907,730
Nursing Assistants$43,3306,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,2206,720
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,4205,800
Customer Service Representatives$47,6405,750
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,8305,600
Waiters and Waitresses$36,2505,250
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,7905,240
Construction Laborers$53,1505,050
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$68,6404,890
Cooks, Restaurant$36,6904,490
Accountants and Auditors$80,0904,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,1404,430
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,2204,410
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$94,5604,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,6604,290
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$82,3204,180
Childcare Workers$32,0004,030
Bartenders$33,3903,960
Electricians$70,4603,570
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,8903,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,8303,070
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$64,3103,000
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,6402,880
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,2902,780
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$55,1102,640
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$64,8802,590
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,1402,560
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$59,0702,460
Carpenters$57,9802,360
Financial Managers$153,1302,140
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,0002,140
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$43,7502,100
Managers, All Other$131,7002,040
Project Management Specialists$100,7902,020
Tellers$42,1301,990
Light Truck Drivers$51,9401,950
Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,7901,930
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$74,1601,930
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,2301,920
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$95,2901,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,4401,830
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,1401,820
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$86,8601,810
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.