Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in North Dakota

At $45,390 a year, the median for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in North Dakota is close to the national median of $45,930 (−1%); North Dakota ranks 25th of 51 states by median. That is 14% less than the median across all occupations in North Dakota ($52,480). Among neighbouring states, Minnesota and South Dakota pay more (up to $50,030 in Minnesota) and Montana pays less (down to $43,740 in Montana). North Dakota employs 1,120 medical secretaries and administrative assistants, 2.62 per 1,000 jobs, the 48th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.42 means it is less common in North Dakota than nationally.

North Dakota vs the United States, May 2025

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in North Dakota and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
North DakotaHourly$18.00$18.96$21.82$24.14$27.95$22.221,1202.620.42
Annual$37,440$39,430$45,390$50,210$58,140$46,220
United StatesHourly$17.27$18.54$22.08$24.32$29.10$22.50961,610––
Annual$35,930$38,570$45,930$50,580$60,530$46,800
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $37,440$37,44025th25th: $39,430$39,430MedianMedian: $45,390$45,39075th75th: $50,210$50,21090th90th: $58,140$58,140US median
North Dakota annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
25th of 51 states
Rank by employment
48th of 50 states
Location quotient
0.42
Jobs per 1,000
2.62

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of North Dakota's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in North Dakota

4 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching North Dakota publish a row for medical secretaries and administrative assistants, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Minot, ND$23.50$48,880$37,530$60,760802.530.41
Bismarck, ND$22.46$46,710$37,880$59,2201902.630.42
Grand Forks, ND-MN$22.40$46,600$37,130$59,7401703.280.53
Fargo, ND-MN$21.89$45,540$37,440$58,3004903.320.54
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$21.62$44,960$36,210$57,3501201.400.23
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$20.39$42,410$37,490$57,4201502.380.38

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
North Dakota$21.82$45,3901,1200.42
Minnesota$24.06$50,03016,8600.92
Montana$21.03$43,7404,4101.39
South Dakota$22.03$45,810800.03

See the national page for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (every state ranked) and the North Dakota wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS North Dakota estimates.

  • 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.