Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Grand Forks Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area

Figures describe the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Grand Forks city limits. 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 248 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$344,930	$165.83	30
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$286,380	$137.69	50
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$254,410	$122.31	40
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,590	$83.46	30
5	Chief Executives	$171,120	$82.27	70
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,500	$71.87	30
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,440	$68.00	90
8	Pharmacists	$138,310	$66.50	90
9	Human Resources Managers	$135,340	$65.07	40
10	Physician Assistants	$133,450	$64.16	70
11	Nurse Practitioners	$130,990	$62.97	190
12	Financial Managers	$130,130	$62.56	220
13	Managers, All Other	$124,530	$59.87	190
14	Marketing Managers	$122,390	$58.84	30
15	Administrative Services Managers	$114,810	$55.20	40
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$113,700	$54.66	70
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$112,900	Not published	80
18	Electrical Engineers	$112,260	$53.97	40
19	Industrial Production Managers	$112,200	$53.94	70
20	Commercial Pilots	$111,680	Not published	40
21	Lawyers	$104,210	$50.10	90
22	Engineers, All Other	$103,380	$49.70	40
23	Industrial Engineers	$103,200	$49.61	110
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,780	$49.41	50
25	Construction Managers	$102,440	$49.25	140

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Grand Forks metro 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.