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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in North Dakota
Clear about $142.0K for Pharmacists in North Dakota, 1% above the national median.
If the North Dakota offer sheet has a top line, it is Pharmacists at about $142.0K, 1% above the national median.
The stretch offer for Pharmacists in North Dakota is the 75th percentile, $156.4K.
North Dakota does not drop off after the lead wage. Pay for Physical Therapists is about $85.3K, 17% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $142,040
- 75th percentile
- $156,370
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $133,450
- 75th percentile
- $155,010
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $130,070
- 75th percentile
- $135,620
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
4Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $90,530
- 75th percentile
- $96,170
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.92
5Physical Therapists
- State median
- $85,330
- 75th percentile
- $103,120
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.83
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $142,040 | $156,370 | $140,910 | 1.01 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $133,450 | $155,010 | $135,880 | 0.98 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,070 | $135,620 | $132,300 | 0.98 |
| 4 | Dental Hygienists | $90,530 | $96,170 | $98,100 | 0.92 |
| 5 | Physical Therapists | $85,330 | $103,120 | $102,760 | 0.83 |
Takeaways
- Quote about $142.0K when North Dakota asks what Pharmacists earns.
- Stretch pay for Pharmacists in North Dakota is $156.4K.
- The lead North Dakota wage for Pharmacists is 1% above the national median.
- Physical Therapists remains in the North Dakota brief at about $85.3K, 17% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Put the North Dakota median in the offer note.
- Keep the last occupation on the North Dakota sheet.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest North Dakota OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, North Dakota is 24 of 51. A row links to the North Dakota metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $142,040 is stated as about $142.0K. a comparison of 1.01 is stated as 1 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $156,370 is stated as about $156.4K. $85,330 is stated as about $85.3K. a comparison of 0.83 is stated as 17 percent.
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