Fargo, ND-MN Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 90.9) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Fargo, ND-MN moved from $49,690 in May 2024 to $51,050 in May 2025 (+2.7%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Fargo, ND-MN sits -0.4 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power from BLS and BEA sources, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability.
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Fargo, ND-MN
Registered Nurses publishes $82,120 here versus $97,550 nationally (-15.8%; 4,790metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $30,330 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-13.9%).
- Registered Nurses$82,120 in Fargo, ND-MN sits 15.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (4,790 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$30,330 in Fargo, ND-MN sits 13.9% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,020 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,690 in Fargo, ND-MN sits 13.5% above the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (3,810 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$49,060 in Fargo, ND-MN sits 9.0% above the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,590 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Fargo, ND-MN; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 22020 · Fargo, ND-MN $63K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-LOW · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #137/528
- RPP-LOW 90.9
- OCC-MOST 406 occs
- TOP-LEAD Surgeons, All… · $605K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-INLINE -0.4 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Fresno, CA
- BOOK-FULL 396 rows · May 2025
Read with Fresno, CA ($4 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Fargo, ND-MN
Where Fargo, ND-MN already employs the upper wage tier
Financial Managers and Managers, All Other lead published employment inside Fargo, ND-MN's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 810 jobs · $136,970
- 2. Managers, All Other 590 jobs · $124,390
- 3. Pharmacists 520 jobs · $142,040
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 490 jobs · $130,070
- 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers 430 jobs · $152,990
- 6. Physicians, All Other 330 jobs · $418,980
- 7. Sales Managers 310 jobs · $119,990
- 8. Physician Assistants 240 jobs · $136,610
- 9. Nurse Anesthetists 160 jobs · $241,620
- 10. Human Resources Managers 140 jobs · $144,450
- 11. Business Teachers, Postsecondary 130 jobs · $138,950
- 12. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $188,510
- 13. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $126,790
- 14. Dentists, General 110 jobs · $198,570
- 15. Commercial Pilots 110 jobs · $131,950
- 16. General Internal Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $338,400
- 17. Family Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $276,530
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 90 jobs · $141,990
Occupations Tracked
406
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$63,270
employment-weighted, 396 complete rows
Top Salary
$604,890
Surgeons, All Other
Cost of Living
90.9
9% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Fargo, ND-MN, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $136,970 |
| 2 | Managers, All Other | $124,390 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $142,040 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,070 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $152,990 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $418,980 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $119,990 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | $136,610 |
| 9 | Nurse Anesthetists | $241,620 |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | $144,450 |
| 11 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,950 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $188,510 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $126,790 |
| 14 | Dentists, General | $198,570 |
| 15 | Commercial Pilots | $131,950 |
| 16 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $338,400 |
| 17 | Family Medicine Physicians | $276,530 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141,990 |
| 19 | Surgeons, All Other | $604,890 |
| 20 | Pediatricians, General | $234,950 |
| 21 | Riggers | $169,480 |
| 22 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $414,060 |
| 23 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $134,030 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $132,690 |
| 25 | Public Relations Managers | $121,370 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Fargo, ND-MN
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling Dealers | $19,240 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,050 |
| Bartenders | $28,390 |
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | $28,620 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $29,070 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $29,070 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $29,180 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $29,440 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $29,710 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $29,830 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in ND
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside ND. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($63,270 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Fargo, ND-MN wage figures in a real decision
- Surgeons, All Other leads published medians in Fargo, ND-MN at $604,890/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Surgeons, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $63,270 adjusts to about $69,626 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 90.9. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for ND before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.