High paying business and finance jobs in Fargo, ND-MN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fargo, ND-MN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Fargo, ND-MN run 9.1% below the national average (2024), so a Fargo, ND-MN salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Fargo, ND-MN · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$97,430
Bachelor's degree
$60,750 – $138,530870
2Loan Officers$93,640
Bachelor's degree
$57,980 – $146,640390
3Financial Examiners$91,080
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $183,480120
4Management Analysts$90,220
Bachelor's degree
$53,390 – $125,270620
5Credit Analysts$83,720
Bachelor's degree
$52,570 – $131,870150
6Property Appraisers and Assessors$80,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,940 – $140,96080
7Fundraisers$80,480
Bachelor's degree
$50,320 – $119,550150
8Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$80,030
Bachelor's degree
$53,960 – $108,05060
9Financial and Investment Analysts$79,930
Bachelor's degree
$51,750 – $141,240160
10Financial Risk Specialists$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$59,560 – $150,01060
11Human Resources Specialists$76,550
Bachelor's degree
$50,150 – $120,730720
12Accountants and Auditors$76,420
Bachelor's degree
$49,590 – $126,0001,580
13Personal Financial Advisors$75,900
Bachelor's degree
$59,470 – $137,460250
14Insurance Underwriters$74,130
Bachelor's degree
$55,710 – $136,950130
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,480 – $126,730750
16Cost Estimators$73,760
Bachelor's degree
$52,520 – $103,880320
17Logisticians$69,530
Bachelor's degree
$50,480 – $97,470110
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$68,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,820 – $103,980310
19Compliance Officers$67,020
Bachelor's degree
$52,630 – $103,280210
20Tax Preparers$65,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,540 – $101,960110
21Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$64,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,810 – $96,210450
22Training and Development Specialists$62,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $97,410310
23Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,680
Bachelor's degree
$39,630 – $102,950790
24Financial Specialists, All Other$61,110
Bachelor's degree
$49,070 – $106,33060
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$47,370
Bachelor's degree
$34,380 – $68,830140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianFargo, ND-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,430	$60,750 – $138,530	870
2	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$93,640	$57,980 – $146,640	390
3	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$91,080	$61,970 – $183,480	120
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,220	$53,390 – $125,270	620
5	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,720	$52,570 – $131,870	150
6	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$80,980	$44,940 – $140,960	80
7	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$80,480	$50,320 – $119,550	150
8	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,030	$53,960 – $108,050	60
9	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,930	$51,750 – $141,240	160
10	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,940	$59,560 – $150,010	60
11	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,550	$50,150 – $120,730	720
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,420	$49,590 – $126,000	1,580
13	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$75,900	$59,470 – $137,460	250
14	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$74,130	$55,710 – $136,950	130
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,920	$48,480 – $126,730	750
16	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$73,760	$52,520 – $103,880	320
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$69,530	$50,480 – $97,470	110
18	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$68,250	$46,820 – $103,980	310
19	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$67,020	$52,630 – $103,280	210
20	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,320	$39,540 – $101,960	110
21	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,420	$47,810 – $96,210	450
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,960	$47,770 – $97,410	310
23	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,680	$39,630 – $102,950	790
24	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,110	$49,070 – $106,330	60
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$47,370	$34,380 – $68,830	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fargo, ND-MN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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