High paying medical jobs in Bismarck, ND

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bismarck, ND. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Bismarck, ND run 9.0% below the national average (2024), so a Bismarck, ND 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, Bismarck, ND · Employed

1Radiologists$553,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$211,210 – $793,73030
2Physicians, All Other$454,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,740 – $570,140120
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$351,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$193,210 – $382,78050
4Family Medicine Physicians$286,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$231,730 – $403,56050
5Pharmacists$143,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$132,420 – $166,670170
6Nurse Practitioners$130,140
Master's degree
$102,890 – $150,800220
7Physician Assistants$129,650
Master's degree
$53,290 – $162,73080
8Optometrists$121,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,050 – $210,58030
9Veterinarians$104,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,720 – $191,83050
10Dental Hygienists$91,600
Associate's degree
$83,240 – $99,220130
11Respiratory Therapists$84,570
Associate's degree
$66,820 – $104,01050
12Physical Therapists$83,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,990 – $105,370200
13Occupational Therapists$83,080
Master's degree
$71,160 – $115,830130
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,610
Associate's degree
$72,110 – $100,76050
15Registered Nurses$81,120
Bachelor's degree
$67,120 – $102,7202,400
16Chiropractors$77,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,790 – $137,420110
17Speech-Language Pathologists$76,770
Master's degree
$61,520 – $103,920130
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,040 – $85,09070
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,330
Associate's degree
$61,360 – $82,990140
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,100
Bachelor's degree
$34,480 – $81,090290
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,380 – $75,640310
22Surgical Technologists$61,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,070 – $69,17080
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,620 – $80,86080
24Emergency Medical Technicians$53,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,910 – $64,73080
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$51,390
Associate's degree
$37,200 – $63,32050
26Pharmacy Technicians$49,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $62,330160
27Medical Records Specialists$46,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,260 – $87,56070
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,070 – $62,49050
29Opticians, Dispensing$45,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240 – $61,23050
30Psychiatric Technicians$38,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,060 – $49,14050

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

#	Occupation	MedianBismarck, ND	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$553,140	$211,210 – $793,730	30
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$454,550	$119,740 – $570,140	120
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$351,580	$193,210 – $382,780	50
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$286,840	$231,730 – $403,560	50
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$143,380	$132,420 – $166,670	170
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,140	$102,890 – $150,800	220
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,650	$53,290 – $162,730	80
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$121,100	$103,050 – $210,580	30
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,000	$82,720 – $191,830	50
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,600	$83,240 – $99,220	130
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$84,570	$66,820 – $104,010	50
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,280	$74,990 – $105,370	200
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$83,080	$71,160 – $115,830	130
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,610	$72,110 – $100,760	50
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,120	$67,120 – $102,720	2,400
16	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$77,990	$35,790 – $137,420	110
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$76,770	$61,520 – $103,920	130
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$75,850	$62,040 – $85,090	70
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,330	$61,360 – $82,990	140
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,100	$34,480 – $81,090	290
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,690	$51,380 – $75,640	310
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,690	$51,070 – $69,170	80
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,100	$36,620 – $80,860	80
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,940	$36,910 – $64,730	80
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$51,390	$37,200 – $63,320	50
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,490	$38,370 – $62,330	160
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,720	$40,260 – $87,560	70
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,620	$38,070 – $62,490	50
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,770	$38,240 – $61,230	50
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,990	$36,060 – $49,140	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bismarck, ND. 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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