High paying science jobs in North Dakota

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$116,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,520 – $148,320170
2Chemists$97,330
Bachelor's degree
$52,050 – $132,330160
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$93,250
Bachelor's degree
$63,660 – $130,410540
4Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$84,570
Bachelor's degree
$60,110 – $109,300240
5Urban and Regional Planners$78,500
Master's degree
$61,070 – $129,930210
6Conservation Scientists$77,280
Bachelor's degree
$51,470 – $109,300340
7Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$69,350
Associate's degree
$42,750 – $97,560180
8Forest and Conservation Technicians$68,600
Associate's degree
$44,950 – $71,120160
9Soil and Plant Scientists$65,320
Bachelor's degree
$53,590 – $117,010410
10Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$64,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,170 – $103,220250
11Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$61,430
Associate's degree
$41,460 – $83,820140
12Chemical Technicians$57,760
Associate's degree
$46,840 – $71,260150
13Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$56,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,700 – $99,370150
14Biological Technicians$55,330
Bachelor's degree
$44,950 – $69,150250

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$116,130	$69,520 – $148,320	170
2	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$97,330	$52,050 – $132,330	160
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,250	$63,660 – $130,410	540
4	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$84,570	$60,110 – $109,300	240
5	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$78,500	$61,070 – $129,930	210
6	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$77,280	$51,470 – $109,300	340
7	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$69,350	$42,750 – $97,560	180
8	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,600	$44,950 – $71,120	160
9	Soil and Plant ScientistsBachelor's degree	$65,320	$53,590 – $117,010	410
10	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$64,470	$51,170 – $103,220	250
11	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$61,430	$41,460 – $83,820	140
12	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,760	$46,840 – $71,260	150
13	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,000	$39,700 – $99,370	150
14	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$55,330	$44,950 – $69,150	250

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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