Average Salary in North Dakota
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for North Dakota. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$61,810Rank #30 of 51
- Median annual wage$50,320Rank #19 of 51
- Median household income$77,871ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity89.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$69,449Rank #13 at national prices
- Total employment424,030Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $61,810 is $11,490 (22.8 %) above the median of $50,320, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in North Dakota are about 11.0 % below the national average (RPP 89.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in North Dakota buys what $69,449 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in North Dakota is $77,871 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in North Dakota
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $132,020 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $125,790 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $122,430 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $103,610 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $95,750 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $95,200 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $94,130 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $92,000 |
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