Fargo, ND-MN

Across all occupations in the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area, the median wage is $51,050 a year ($24.54 an hour) and the mean $64,380, May 2025. That median is 0% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against North Dakota's $52,480. BLS counts 148,660 jobs in the area, which spans North Dakota and Minnesota. The highest-paying occupation is surgeons, all other; the largest is registered nurses.

All occupations: Fargo, ND-MN vs North Dakota and Minnesota and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Fargo, ND-MN area, North Dakota and Minnesota and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Fargo, ND-MN	Hourly	$15.21	$18.51	$24.54	$36.25	$49.75	$30.95	148,660
Fargo, ND-MN	Annual	$31,650	$38,500	$51,050	$75,390	$103,480	$64,380	148,660
North Dakota	Hourly	$15.06	$18.56	$25.23	$36.45	$49.59	$30.79	429,430
North Dakota	Annual	$31,330	$38,600	$52,480	$75,810	$103,160	$64,050	429,430
Minnesota	Hourly	$16.12	$19.08	$27.36	$39.67	$60.45	$34.21	2,949,820
Minnesota	Annual	$33,540	$39,680	$56,920	$82,520	$125,730	$71,160	2,949,820
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

406 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: North Dakota, Minnesota. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Fargo, ND-MN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Surgeons, All Other	$604,890	$290.81	80
2	Physicians, All Other	$418,980	$201.43	330
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$414,060	$199.07	40
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$338,400	$162.69	100
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$276,530	$132.95	100
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$241,620	$116.16	160
7	Pediatricians, General	$234,950	$112.96	50
8	Dentists, General	$198,570	$95.47	110
9	Chief Executives	$188,510	$90.63	120
10	Riggers	$169,480	$81.48	50
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,990	$73.55	430
12	Human Resources Managers	$144,450	$69.45	140
13	Pharmacists	$142,040	$68.29	520
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,990	$68.26	90
15	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,950	*	130
16	Financial Managers in North Dakota	$136,970	$65.85	810
17	Physician Assistants	$136,610	$65.68	240
18	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,030	*	40
19	Optometrists	$132,690	$63.79	40
20	Commercial Pilots	$131,950	*	110

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Fargo, ND-MN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Registered Nurses in North Dakota	4,790	32.23	1.48	$82,120
2	Retail Salespersons in North Dakota	4,160	27.98	1.12	$35,860
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Dakota	4,090	27.48	1.11	$30,950
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in North Dakota	3,810	25.60	1.35	$45,690
5	General and Operations Managers in North Dakota	3,590	24.17	1.07	$96,410
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Dakota	3,570	24.04	1.81	$58,900
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in North Dakota	3,130	21.06	0.76	$37,910
8	Customer Service Representatives in North Dakota	2,790	18.76	1.12	$40,900
9	Cashiers in North Dakota	2,770	18.66	0.94	$33,420
10	Office Clerks, General in North Dakota	2,590	17.43	1.10	$49,060
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in North Dakota	2,490	16.75	1.18	$37,200
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in North Dakota	2,350	15.81	1.75	$46,660
13	Nursing Assistants in North Dakota	2,240	15.06	1.62	$39,940
14	Waiters and Waitresses in North Dakota	2,020	13.56	0.93	$30,330
15	Construction Laborers in North Dakota	1,760	11.85	1.68	$49,340
16	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in North Dakota	1,740	11.67	1.47	$70,070
16	Stockers and Order Fillers in North Dakota	1,740	11.70	0.64	$36,880
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in North Dakota	1,730	11.67	1.06	$47,060
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Dakota	1,650	11.07	1.21	$39,270
20	Accountants and Auditors in North Dakota	1,580	10.61	1.14	$76,420

Most concentrated occupations in Fargo, ND-MN

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Soil and Plant Scientists	15.01	230	1.52	$65,320
2	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	7.87	190	1.30	$57,600
3	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.55	240	1.60	$58,460
4	Nurse Anesthetists	3.25	160	1.08	$241,620
5	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	3.16	130	0.90	$46,450
6	Gambling Dealers	3.08	250	1.66	$19,240
7	Chiropractors	3.05	120	0.78	$79,650
8	Medical Equipment Preparers	3.00	220	1.49	$38,910
9	Childcare Workers	2.79	1,380	9.30	$30,030
10	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	2.67	170	1.18	$83,200

Occupation groups in Fargo, ND-MN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$104,330	$122,040	9,360	62.94	0.88
Computer and Mathematical	$82,480	$90,550	3,380	22.72	0.67
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,330	$110,020	12,710	85.47	1.35
Architecture and Engineering	$80,090	$87,740	2,180	14.64	0.87
Legal	$79,750	$100,820	840	5.68	0.68
Business and Financial Operations	$75,980	$81,240	8,960	60.28	0.89
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$65,170	$76,390	1,470	9.92	1.05
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,850	$63,950	6,040	40.63	1.04
Construction and Extraction	$60,310	$64,200	8,670	58.31	1.41
Community and Social Service	$57,790	$60,770	2,530	17.03	0.99
Protective Service	$57,020	$60,520	2,020	13.62	0.56
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$50,810	$60,030	2,230	15.00	1.14
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,650	$63,100	8,090	54.44	0.93
Production	$48,300	$51,880	8,180	55.00	1.00
Transportation and Material Moving	$47,680	$50,650	13,930	93.68	1.07
Office and Administrative Support	$47,490	$50,590	16,250	109.28	0.96
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$46,720	$47,480	180	1.18	0.42
Healthcare Support	$39,320	$42,950	6,790	45.69	0.90
Sales and Related	$38,240	$52,590	13,140	88.40	1.02
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,880	$41,830	4,570	30.72	1.05
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$34,560	$35,190	12,870	86.58	0.98
Personal Care and Service	$34,060	$37,100	4,280	28.80	1.38

Every occupation in North Dakota and Minnesota, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 406 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Fargo, ND-MN estimates (area 22020).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Fargo, ND-MN area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
The area spans North Dakota and Minnesota; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state North Dakota.