Pay distribution $105,000 10th $135,190 25th $284,990 75th $581,940 90th
Half of Chief Executives in the Bismarck metro area earn more than $176,820 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $135,190 and $284,990.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $105,000 $135,190 $176,820 $284,990 $581,940 Hourly $50.48 $65.00 $85.01 $137.01 $279.78
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Bismarck metro areathis metro area
$176,820 median for Bismarck metro area; middle half earns $135,190 to $284,990
$164,560 median for North Dakota; middle half earns $129,610 to $240,090
$213,990 median for United States; middle half earns $129,540 to $356,200
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +7% vs North Dakota overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $81,730 $259,653 $437,577 $615,500 Ponce, PR — $81,730 Aguadilla, PR — $86,100 Arecibo, PR — $86,270 Mayaguez, PR — $90,220 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $98,800 Sebring, FL — $100,430 Rome, GA — $106,740 Lake Charles, LA — $108,200 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $109,730 Jefferson City, MO — $113,090 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $114,550 Hot Springs, AR — $119,990 Jonesboro, AR — $120,020 Sandusky, OH — $120,030 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $120,900 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $122,670 Monroe, LA — $123,090 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $123,170 Albuquerque, NM — $123,500 St. George, UT — $124,280 Reno, NV — $124,300 Alexandria, LA — $125,270 Carson City, NV — $125,280 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $125,460 Port St. Lucie, FL — $127,100 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $129,490 Homosassa Springs, FL — $129,850 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $130,000 Beckley, WV — $131,040 Ocala, FL — $131,440 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $131,540 Valdosta, GA — $133,570 Flagstaff, AZ — $134,510 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $134,640 Lafayette, LA — $134,660 Joplin, MO-KS — $134,670 Minot, ND — $135,870 Logan, UT-ID — $136,720 Lawton, OK — $137,500 Manhattan, KS — $138,290 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $138,440 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $138,560 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $138,900 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $139,950 Topeka, KS — $140,330 Cleveland, TN — $140,930 Yuma, AZ — $141,100 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $142,390 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $144,980 Canton-Massillon, OH — $145,910 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $146,670 Paducah, KY-IL — $148,710 Jackson, MS — $149,490 Lima, OH — $150,740 Fairbanks-College, AK — $150,930 Punta Gorda, FL — $151,230 Johnstown, PA — $153,570 Visalia, CA — $155,510 Montgomery, AL — $155,700 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $157,500 Duluth, MN-WI — $158,260 Elizabethtown, KY — $158,670 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $159,120 Columbia, MO — $159,890 Florence, SC — $160,660 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $160,950 Texarkana, TX-AR — $161,180 Charleston, WV — $161,540 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $161,760 Tulsa, OK — $162,260 Columbus, OH — $162,910 Wichita Falls, TX — $163,170 Bowling Green, KY — $164,080 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $164,410 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $164,460 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $164,770 Lawrence, KS — $164,800 Tuscaloosa, AL — $164,810 Ogden, UT — $165,740 Abilene, TX — $165,770 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $165,770 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $166,420 Morristown, TN — $166,650 Birmingham, AL — $167,080 Missoula, MT — $168,200 Toledo, OH — $168,830 Columbus, GA-AL — $169,630 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $169,770 Erie, PA — $170,340 Redding, CA — $170,770 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $171,120 Mobile, AL — $171,130 Mankato, MN — $171,460 Owensboro, KY — $171,540 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $171,590 Clarksville, TN-KY — $172,410 Wheeling, WV-OH — $172,470 Akron, OH — $172,610 Boise City, ID — $172,780 Morgantown, WV — $172,990 Grand Island, NE — $173,690 Helena, MT — $173,880 Lubbock, TX — $174,120 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $174,230 Idaho Falls, ID — $174,410 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $174,980 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $175,070 Portland-South Portland, ME — $176,000 Lewiston, ID-WA — $176,030 College Station-Bryan, TX — $176,160 Bangor, ME — $176,370 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $176,700 Chico, CA — $176,750 Bismarck, ND — $176,820 Columbia, SC — $176,890 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $176,890 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $177,090 El Centro, CA — $177,950 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $178,860 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $179,360 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $179,520 Springfield, MO — $179,910 Oklahoma City, OK — $179,990 Vallejo, CA — $180,180 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $180,240 Pocatello, ID — $180,280 Gettysburg, PA — $180,910 Merced, CA — $181,660 Cedar Rapids, IA — $182,210 Twin Falls, ID — $182,470 Anchorage, AK — $183,110 Binghamton, NY — $184,360 St. Cloud, MN — $184,610 Tucson, AZ — $185,100 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $186,440 Fargo, ND-MN — $188,510 Fresno, CA — $188,930 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $189,410 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $190,020 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $190,400 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $190,480 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $190,650 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $191,360 Glens Falls, NY — $192,520 Elmira, NY — $192,530 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $194,350 Rochester, MN — $194,700 Sheboygan, WI — $195,040 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $195,400 Johnson City, TN — $195,450 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $195,650 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $196,680 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $196,990 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $197,220 Altoona, PA — $197,360 Spartanburg, SC — $197,540 Flint, MI — $197,790 Savannah, GA — $197,840 Utica-Rome, NY — $197,880 Knoxville, TN — $198,890 Wichita, KS — $198,910 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $199,010 Cleveland, OH — $199,350 Kingston, NY — $199,860 Bozeman, MT — $199,920 Saginaw, MI — $200,190 Modesto, CA — $200,900 Sherman-Denison, TX — $200,920 Jackson, TN — $201,090 Appleton, WI — $201,300 Fond du Lac, WI — $201,720 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $202,190 Wausau, WI — $202,460 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $202,750 St. Louis, MO-IL — $202,840 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $202,990 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $203,220 State College, PA — $203,960 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $204,040 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $204,190 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $204,450 Eau Claire, WI — $204,710 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $205,030 Iowa City, IA — $205,340 Chambersburg, PA — $205,570 Longview, TX — $205,770 Ames, IA — $206,090 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $207,100 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $207,170 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $208,030 Amarillo, TX — $208,170 Yuba City, CA — $209,060 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $209,080 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $209,140 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $209,980 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $209,990 Niles, MI — $210,620 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $210,670 Greeley, CO — $210,700 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $210,760 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $210,790 Battle Creek, MI — $211,560 Decatur, IL — $212,400 Dubuque, IA — $212,880 Huntsville, AL — $213,530 Fort Wayne, IN — $213,720 Lebanon, PA — $213,830 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $213,920 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $214,340 Kenosha, WI — $215,930 Pittsburgh, PA — $216,060 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $216,240 Boulder, CO — $216,400 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $216,530 Syracuse, NY — $216,610 Madison, WI — $217,010 Waco, TX — $217,610 York-Hanover, PA — $217,730 Lincoln, NE — $217,780 Great Falls, MT — $217,910 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $218,190 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $218,690 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $218,840 Lynchburg, VA — $219,400 El Paso, TX — $220,050 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $220,590 Killeen-Temple, TX — $220,940 Winchester, VA-WV — $221,620 Kansas City, MO-KS — $221,640 Green Bay, WI — $222,320 Colorado Springs, CO — $223,990 Lancaster, PA — $224,160 Jacksonville, FL — $225,410 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $225,760 Salinas, CA — $226,270 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $226,720 Billings, MT — $227,000 Omaha, NE-IA — $228,220 Corpus Christi, TX — $229,340 Reading, PA — $229,740 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $233,760 Williamsport, PA — $233,920 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $234,290 Bloomington, IN — $235,900 Bellingham, WA — $236,930 Rochester, NY — $237,180 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $237,600 Tyler, TX — $237,880 Yakima, WA — $238,180 Gainesville, FL — $238,200 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $238,440 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $239,990 Napa, CA — $241,590 Dalton, GA — $242,760 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $243,620 Monroe, MI — $244,760 Bay City, MI — $247,680 Traverse City, MI — $248,510 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $248,660 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $248,810 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $250,670 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $251,520 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $254,180 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $256,320 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $256,610 Roanoke, VA — $258,310 Lexington Park, MD — $260,050 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $260,940 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $261,280 Salem, OR — $261,650 Harrisonburg, VA — $264,970 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $268,030 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $268,090 Peoria, IL — $270,090 Asheville, NC — $270,520 Winston-Salem, NC — $273,710 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $274,520 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $275,270 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $275,820 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $276,970 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $279,080 Odessa, TX — $281,480 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $282,170 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $285,300 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $286,050 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $287,180 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $288,150 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $288,690 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $290,870 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $292,770 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $297,350 Jackson, MI — $298,440 Wilmington, NC — $298,730 Rapid City, SD — $301,420 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $301,440 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $304,110 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $310,740 New Haven, CT — $311,110 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $312,730 Urban Honolulu, HI — $315,920 Charlottesville, VA — $317,900 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $320,060 Rockford, IL — $323,030 Richmond, VA — $326,160 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $329,030 Ann Arbor, MI — $335,900 Springfield, IL — $338,570 Evansville, IN — $339,330 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $344,960 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $354,310 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $370,000 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $375,810 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $381,330 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $388,060 Midland, TX — $389,330 Midland, MI — $587,950 Medford, OR — $615,500 Bismarck metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Bismarck metro area has the 204th-highest published median for this occupation among the 317 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in North Dakota Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chief executives, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Bismarck metro areathis page
$176,820 median for Bismarck metro area; middle half earns $135,190 to $284,990
$188,510 median for Fargo metro area; middle half earns $138,810 to $344,820
$171,120 median for Grand Forks metro area; middle half earns $117,470 to $233,480
$135,870 median for Minot metro area; middle half earns $119,100 to $171,070
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .