East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 272 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$263,930	$126.89	40
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,070	$70.23	40
3	Chief Executives	$143,530	$69.01	80
4	Pharmacists	$137,980	$66.34	180
5	Sales Managers	$132,990	$63.94	50
6	Physician Assistants	$131,730	$63.33	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,630	$63.29	70
8	Financial Managers	$129,200	$62.11	300
9	Human Resources Managers	$125,700	$60.44	40
10	Nurse Practitioners	$123,010	$59.14	180
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,040	$57.71	200
12	Software Developers	$116,370	$55.95	70
13	Industrial Production Managers	$116,280	$55.91	120
14	Managers, All Other	$115,920	$55.73	230
15	Education Administrators, All Other	$112,300	$53.99	70
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$111,420	$53.57	110
17	Lawyers	$104,940	$50.45	100
18	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$103,400	$49.71	40
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,250	$49.64	30
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$101,560	Not published	210
21	Veterinarians	$101,100	$48.61	50
22	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$100,400	$48.27	110
23	Industrial Engineers	$100,210	$48.18	190
24	Construction Managers	$99,950	$48.05	150
25	Physical Therapists	$97,900	$47.07	80

The full list of every published occupation here is on the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.