Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / North Dakota
5 healthcare jobs where pay in North Dakota lags the U.S. median
North Dakota pasting a wage misses how North Dakota therapist pay falls short today.
North Dakota speech postings that copy about $97.9K miss the North Dakota gap you must explain.
North Dakota speech pathologists earn about $75.2K, 23% under the national median.
North Dakota radiologic technologists are still 15% under the national median, so North Dakota can't relax.
Each occupation
1Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $75,240
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 0.77
2Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $83,200
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 0.83
3Physical Therapists
- State median
- $85,330
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.83
4Registered Nurses
- State median
- $80,730
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.83
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $67,790
- U.S. median
- $80,110
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $75,240 | $97,870 | 0.77 |
| 2 | Occupational Therapists | $83,200 | $100,330 | 0.83 |
| 3 | Physical Therapists | $85,330 | $102,760 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | $80,730 | $97,550 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $67,790 | $80,110 | 0.85 |
Takeaways
- North Dakota radiologic technologists earn about $67.8K, and North Dakota is still short.
- North Dakota tech budgets cloned from about $80.1K will not describe what North Dakota techs earn.
- North Dakota occupational therapists are 17% under the national median, which North Dakota should say too.
- North Dakota can't call techs easy when North Dakota pay stays short.
For recruiters
- North Dakota should rewrite speech postings before North Dakota uses a national midpoint.
- North Dakota should name gaps before North Dakota calls that tech search solved.
- Compare the Dakota wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the North Dakota OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, North Dakota is 10 of 31. 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: $75,240 is stated as about $75.2K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. a comparison of 0.77 is stated as 23 percent. $67,790 is stated as about $67.8K. $80,110 is stated as about $80.1K. a comparison of 0.85 is stated as 15 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: a comparison of 0.83 is stated as 17 percent.
Sources
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