West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas publishes $60,520 here versus $46,960 nationally (+28.9%; 2,160metro-area jobs). Next is Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand at $48,440 locally versus $40,240 nationally (+20.4%).
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$60,520 in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area sits 28.9% above the national Roustabouts, Oil and Gas median of $46,960 (2,160 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$48,440 in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area sits 20.4% above the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (2,030 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$54,080 in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area sits 20.2% above the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,010 published local jobs).
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$65,320 in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area sits 9.1% above the national Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators median of $59,850 (2,270 published local jobs).
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3800006 · West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #91/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 279 occs
- TOP-LEAD Commercial Pil… · $237K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Western Washingt…
- BOOK-MOST 270 rows · May 2025
Read with Western Washington nonmetropolitan area ($46 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 West North Dakota nonmetrop…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers and First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers lead published employment inside West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 2,580 jobs · $112,940
- 2. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 590 jobs · $106,300
- 3. Managers, All Other 420 jobs · $134,070
- 4. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 410 jobs · $116,840
- 5. Construction Managers 360 jobs · $103,420
- 6. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 310 jobs · $103,530
- 7. Financial Managers 300 jobs · $139,820
- 8. Medical and Health Services Managers 180 jobs · $102,790
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 160 jobs · $128,130
- 10. Pharmacists 130 jobs · $142,950
- 11. Lawyers 130 jobs · $105,220
- 12. Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 110 jobs · $102,680
- 13. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 100 jobs · $142,660
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 100 jobs · $123,030
- 15. Commercial Pilots 90 jobs · $237,050
- 16. Petroleum Engineers 90 jobs · $134,780
- 17. Chief Executives 70 jobs · $147,480
- 18. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 70 jobs · $116,990
Occupations Tracked
279
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,801
employment-weighted, 270 complete rows
Top Salary
$237,050
Commercial Pilots
Top-pay occupations in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
Lowest Paying Jobs in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $22,240 |
| Dishwashers | $26,570 |
| Gambling Dealers | $27,460 |
| Bailiffs | $27,560 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,430 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,550 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $29,120 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,070 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $30,340 |
| Bartenders | $30,450 |
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 ($65,801 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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