North Dakota State University salaries in Fargo, ND

Based on 67 certified H-1B filings by North Dakota State University in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$57.5k–$88.5k
vs. all employers here−16%comparison median $83,000
Filings67FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,660 and $137,480.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,960
25th$57,500
50th (median)$70,000
75th$88,500
90th$100,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $51,037 (22 filings) FY2021: median $65,000 (31 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (29 filings) FY2023: median $58,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $72,000 (31 filings) FY2025: median $73,000 (35 filings) FY2026: median $64,000 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 35
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$51,037$40,608$79,50022
FY2021$65,000$57,500$82,50031
FY2022$65,000$48,000$80,00029
FY2023$58,000$51,293$87,00017
FY2024$72,000$56,500$81,00031
FY2025$73,000$58,800$88,50035
FY2026$64,000$57,000$81,00032

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Soil and Plant Scientist$56,00011
Engineering Professortoo few7
Economisttoo few5
Business Professortoo few5
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few4
Network Administratortoo few3
Agricultural Engineertoo few3
Animal Scientisttoo few3
Food Scientisttoo few3
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few3
Materials Scientisttoo few3
Statisticiantoo few2
Mathematics Professortoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Fargo, ND.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,000 60
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.