High paying business and finance jobs in North Dakota

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in North Dakota. 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 North Dakota run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a North Dakota salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in North Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Dakota · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$96,160
Bachelor's degree
$62,300 – $139,3202,020
2Loan Officers$84,650
Bachelor's degree
$58,010 – $146,6401,370
3Financial Examiners$82,640
Bachelor's degree
$60,560 – $128,670220
4Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,500
Bachelor's degree
$51,870 – $131,6201,810
5Compliance Officers$79,440
Bachelor's degree
$56,260 – $116,370990
6Financial Specialists, All Other$78,260
Bachelor's degree
$49,070 – $115,210150
7Financial and Investment Analysts$78,170
Bachelor's degree
$51,680 – $131,520300
8Budget Analysts$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$61,350 – $100,420150
9Personal Financial Advisors$76,870
Bachelor's degree
$59,470 – $135,470540
10Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$52,630 – $106,070880
11Fundraisers$76,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $119,550340
12Accountants and Auditors$75,730
Bachelor's degree
$49,330 – $124,9604,430
13Human Resources Specialists$75,630
Bachelor's degree
$50,520 – $116,9901,710
14Credit Analysts$74,810
Bachelor's degree
$51,920 – $123,460300
15Insurance Underwriters$74,130
Bachelor's degree
$54,790 – $99,490210
16Cost Estimators$73,280
Bachelor's degree
$52,730 – $104,050730
17Logisticians$72,800
Bachelor's degree
$56,120 – $101,830310
18Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $97,470750
19Property Appraisers and Assessors$65,210
Bachelor's degree
$48,040 – $110,510240
20Training and Development Specialists$63,260
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $98,200670
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,580
Bachelor's degree
$39,480 – $102,9501,550
22Tax Preparers$57,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $89,310220
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,700
Bachelor's degree
$36,300 – $76,760300

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,160	$62,300 – $139,320	2,020
2	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,650	$58,010 – $146,640	1,370
3	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$82,640	$60,560 – $128,670	220
4	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,500	$51,870 – $131,620	1,810
5	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,440	$56,260 – $116,370	990
6	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,260	$49,070 – $115,210	150
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,170	$51,680 – $131,520	300
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,400	$61,350 – $100,420	150
9	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$76,870	$59,470 – $135,470	540
10	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,400	$52,630 – $106,070	880
11	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$76,040	$52,000 – $119,550	340
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$75,730	$49,330 – $124,960	4,430
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,630	$50,520 – $116,990	1,710
14	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$74,810	$51,920 – $123,460	300
15	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$74,130	$54,790 – $99,490	210
16	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$73,280	$52,730 – $104,050	730
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$72,800	$56,120 – $101,830	310
18	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,460	$47,960 – $97,470	750
19	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$65,210	$48,040 – $110,510	240
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,260	$47,770 – $98,200	670
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,580	$39,480 – $102,950	1,550
22	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,060	$37,080 – $89,310	220
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$51,700	$36,300 – $76,760	300

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in North Dakota. 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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