High paying construction jobs in Fargo, ND-MN

Every construction 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 construction 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

1Structural Iron and Steel Workers$83,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,410 – $90,980170
2Sheet Metal Workers$80,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,690 – $81,750100
3Construction and Building Inspectors$78,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,630 – $98,53060
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,730 – $121,7401,000
5Electricians$76,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $100,320920
6Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$66,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $93,12060
7Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460 – $82,830670
8Brickmasons and Blockmasons$62,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,640 – $92,38090
9Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350 – $81,570960
10Roofers$61,610
No formal educational credential
$46,030 – $76,460130
11Highway Maintenance Workers$60,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110 – $72,120190
12Carpenters$58,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530 – $76,900880
13Insulation Workers, Mechanical$57,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $72,580190
14Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,230
No formal educational credential
$46,110 – $72,220520
15Tile and Stone Setters$53,460
No formal educational credential
$36,910 – $65,14050
16Painters, Construction and Maintenance$52,900
No formal educational credential
$37,720 – $78,940210
17Fence Erectors$49,410
No formal educational credential
$44,620 – $52,80090
18Construction Laborers$49,340
No formal educational credential
$44,020 – $77,3501,760
19Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$48,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,980 – $84,01050
20Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$48,050
No formal educational credential
$34,520 – $75,43050
21Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,950
No formal educational credential
$36,900 – $57,99070
22Pipelayers$47,740
No formal educational credential
$47,470 – $73,65060
23Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,450
No formal educational credential
$38,930 – $58,700130

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	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,200	$57,410 – $90,980	170
2	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,290	$50,690 – $81,750	100
3	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,880	$63,630 – $98,530	60
4	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,080	$58,730 – $121,740	1,000
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,950	$46,800 – $100,320	920
6	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,400	$46,760 – $93,120	60
7	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,350	$45,460 – $82,830	670
8	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,110	$51,640 – $92,380	90
9	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,690	$48,350 – $81,570	960
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$61,610	$46,030 – $76,460	130
11	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,630	$46,110 – $72,120	190
12	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,940	$44,530 – $76,900	880
13	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,600	$47,420 – $72,580	190
14	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$57,230	$46,110 – $72,220	520
15	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$53,460	$36,910 – $65,140	50
16	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$52,900	$37,720 – $78,940	210
17	Fence ErectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,410	$44,620 – $52,800	90
18	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,340	$44,020 – $77,350	1,760
19	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,510	$46,980 – $84,010	50
20	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$48,050	$34,520 – $75,430	50
21	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$47,950	$36,900 – $57,990	70
22	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$47,740	$47,470 – $73,650	60
23	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$46,450	$38,930 – $58,700	130

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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