High paying management jobs in North Dakota

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$164,560
Bachelor's degree
$104,590 – $464,030380
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$149,130
Bachelor's degree
$94,820 – $192,560850
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,400
Bachelor's degree
$112,130 – $215,100270
4Human Resources Managers$139,050
Bachelor's degree
$89,990 – $223,390290
5Financial Managers$135,890
Bachelor's degree
$87,610 – $229,1502,140
6Natural Sciences Managers$131,370
Bachelor's degree
$98,490 – $216,630140
7Managers, All Other$126,440
Bachelor's degree
$77,750 – $190,4202,040
8Marketing Managers$125,580
Bachelor's degree
$78,340 – $198,340180
9Sales Managers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$79,610 – $197,290550
10Industrial Production Managers$116,050
Bachelor's degree
$76,180 – $181,530490
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$107,940
Master's degree
$81,010 – $155,860810
12Medical and Health Services Managers$105,170
Bachelor's degree
$78,150 – $179,7401,220
13Construction Managers$102,070
Bachelor's degree
$63,470 – $168,5701,450
14Education Administrators, All Other$101,870
Bachelor's degree
$64,670 – $126,240190
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,600
Master's degree
$64,420 – $233,160600
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,420 – $151,430390
17General and Operations Managers$98,170
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $184,72011,150
18Administrative Services Managers$94,320
Bachelor's degree
$76,670 – $157,290300
19Facilities Managers$92,040
Bachelor's degree
$62,120 – $144,050270
20Social and Community Service Managers$86,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,380 – $116,030510
21Food Service Managers$72,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050 – $101,660950
22Lodging Managers$62,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,710 – $93,730270
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $92,950590
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$51,390
Bachelor's degree
$35,580 – $91,650290

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$164,560	$104,590 – $464,030	380
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,130	$94,820 – $192,560	850
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,400	$112,130 – $215,100	270
4	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,050	$89,990 – $223,390	290
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,890	$87,610 – $229,150	2,140
6	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,370	$98,490 – $216,630	140
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$126,440	$77,750 – $190,420	2,040
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,580	$78,340 – $198,340	180
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$79,610 – $197,290	550
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,050	$76,180 – $181,530	490
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$107,940	$81,010 – $155,860	810
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,170	$78,150 – $179,740	1,220
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,070	$63,470 – $168,570	1,450
14	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,870	$64,670 – $126,240	190
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,600	$64,420 – $233,160	600
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,720	$70,420 – $151,430	390
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,170	$52,000 – $184,720	11,150
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,320	$76,670 – $157,290	300
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,040	$62,120 – $144,050	270
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,630	$62,380 – $116,030	510
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,210	$37,050 – $101,660	950
22	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,770	$18,710 – $93,730	270
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,500	$46,180 – $92,950	590
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$51,390	$35,580 – $91,650	290

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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