High paying creative and media jobs in Fargo, ND-MN

Every creative and media 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 creative and media 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

1Technical Writers$72,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $110,15050
2Public Relations Specialists$68,950
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $99,470240
3Editors$60,600
Bachelor's degree
$32,120 – $98,32080
4Interior Designers$60,450
Bachelor's degree
$39,380 – $89,30070
5Graphic Designers$55,910
Bachelor's degree
$38,130 – $78,020260
6Producers and Directors$52,700
Bachelor's degree
$37,970 – $98,29080
7Audio and Video Technicians$49,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,000 – $61,91060
8Interpreters and Translators$48,190
Bachelor's degree
$39,660 – $82,48070
9Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$42,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,550 – $56,780120
10Coaches and Scouts$41,240
Bachelor's degree
$29,690 – $81,570480
11Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$38,640
Bachelor's degree
$28,700 – $65,30070
12Photographers$38,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,950 – $71,99050
13Floral Designers$36,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,980 – $53,79050

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	Technical WritersBachelor's degree	$72,990	$50,460 – $110,150	50
2	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,950	$46,500 – $99,470	240
3	EditorsBachelor's degree	$60,600	$32,120 – $98,320	80
4	Interior DesignersBachelor's degree	$60,450	$39,380 – $89,300	70
5	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$55,910	$38,130 – $78,020	260
6	Producers and DirectorsBachelor's degree	$52,700	$37,970 – $98,290	80
7	Audio and Video TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,990	$39,000 – $61,910	60
8	Interpreters and TranslatorsBachelor's degree	$48,190	$39,660 – $82,480	70
9	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,020	$35,550 – $56,780	120
10	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$41,240	$29,690 – $81,570	480
11	Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc JockeysBachelor's degree	$38,640	$28,700 – $65,300	70
12	PhotographersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,210	$31,950 – $71,990	50
13	Floral DesignersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,860	$30,980 – $53,790	50

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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