Minot, ND metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Minot Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Minot, ND metro area

Figures describe the Minot, ND metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Minot 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 160 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Minot, ND metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,290	$66.49	50
2	Chief Executives	$135,870	$65.32	40
3	Physician Assistants	$134,090	$64.47	40
4	Nurse Practitioners	$130,820	$62.90	60
5	Financial Managers	$130,770	$62.87	130
6	Managers, All Other	$124,180	$59.70	120
7	Sales Managers	$120,070	$57.73	40
8	Lawyers	$114,180	$54.90	70
9	Software Developers	$108,470	$52.15	50
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,730	$51.79	80
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,040	Not published	70
12	Construction Managers	$102,430	$49.24	120
13	Civil Engineers	$99,460	$47.82	70
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,160	$47.19	30
15	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$96,100	$46.20	40
16	General and Operations Managers	$93,120	$44.77	950
17	Compliance Officers	$91,560	$44.02	50
18	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$91,210	$43.85	160
19	Dental Hygienists	$89,800	$43.18	60
20	Occupational Therapists	$89,670	$43.11	30
21	Project Management Specialists	$86,990	$41.82	90
22	Speech-Language Pathologists	$85,920	$41.31	50
23	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$85,620	$41.16	40
24	Management Analysts	$84,320	$40.54	90
25	Social and Community Service Managers	$83,730	$40.25	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Minot 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.