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Chief Executives salary in North Dakota

SOC 11-1011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$164,560
per year in North Dakota
Middle half
$129,610–$240,090
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
380
in North Dakota
Concentration
0.67×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

North Dakota
$164,560
published median
United States
$213,990
23.1% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
37th
46 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $164,560 median has purchasing power comparable to about $184,984 nationally. North Dakota's BEA regional price parity is 89.0 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for North Dakota.

$104,590$464,030

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in North Dakota

Every linked area below has a published estimate for chief executives. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Fargo, ND-MN$188,51090.91200.62×
2Bismarck, ND$176,82091.0600.67×
3Grand Forks, ND-MN$171,12086.7701.10×
4Minot, ND$135,87087.0401.02×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where chief executives wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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