Registered nurse salary in North Dakota

Open registered nurse jobs in North Dakota post a median of $42.25 an hour, the middle half $37.75–$47.25 (about $87,900 a year full time), $6.75 below the national posted median. From 197 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in ND

May 2025

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What registered nurses are paid in North Dakota

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 197 open jobs in North Dakota. Lowest posted $20.75, highest $91.87.

Posted on open jobs in North Dakota

$37.75–$47.25/hr

Middle half of 63 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $42.25. 57% of the 346 open registered nurse jobs in North Dakota state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in North Dakota

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Fargo	$41.75	$25.50–$60	65 (4)
Bismarck	$43	$26.14–$91.87	62 (3)
Dickinson	$40.75	$22.50–$91.87	20 (3)
Grand Forks	$40.25	$21–$53.23	20 (2)
Mandan	$40	$29–$48	12 (1)
Williston	$45.75	$26.14–$90.82	9 (1)
Valley City	$48.25	$30–$90.82	6 (3)
Devils Lake	$34	$20.75–$50.69	5 (1)
Lisbon	$51.25	$30–$90.82	4 (2)
Park River	$40.25	$32.50–$48	4 (1)
Ellendale	$36	$32–$40	4 (1)
Turtle Lake	$52	$25.27–$90.82	3 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Registered nurse pay by employer in North Dakota

What each employer posts for registered nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Sanford Health	$40.50	$21–$55	109
CommonSpirit Health	$43	$25.27–$91.87	45
Altru Health System	$42.25	$20.75–$53.23	23
Essentia Health	$47.75	$33.94–$60	11
Benedictine	$36	$32–$50.14	6
CVS Health	$44.25	$26.01–$68.55	2
Nexus Family Healing	$42.50	$33–$52	1

Median of each employer's jobs in North Dakota (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift registered nurse pay in North Dakota

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (5 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Sanford Health, ND	$40.50 (15)	$40.50 (94)
Altru Health System, ND	$42.25 (1)	$42.25 (22)
Essentia Health, ND	$47.75 (1)	$47.75 (10)
Benedictine, ND	$36 (2)	$38.25 (4)
Sanford Health, MN	$40.75 (1)	$32.75 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in North Dakota

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

RN Medical
CommonSpirit Health · Bismarck, ND· 1w ago
$35.38–$91.87/hr
Labor and Delivery RN
CommonSpirit Health · Bismarck, ND· 1w ago
$35.38–$90.42/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) Acute Care NICU - Temp
Essentia Health · Fargo, ND· 3w ago
$60.00/hr
New Grad RN – Nurse Resident
Essentia Health · Fargo, Bismarck and 5 more, ND· 3mo ago
$38.22–$57.33/hr
Clinical Claims Review Nurse
CVS Health · North Dakota· 3d ago
$26.01–$68.55/hr
Registered Nurse - Patient Placement
Sanford Health · Fargo, ND· 2w ago
$38.00–$55.00/hr
RN - Clinical Care Leader - FT - Days - Augusta
Sanford Health · Bismarck, ND· 2w ago
$37.75–$55.00/hr
Cardiology Cath Lab RN
Altru Health System · Grand Forks, ND· 5d ago
$35.49–$53.23/hr
Registered Nurse
Nexus Family Healing · Fargo, ND· 1w ago
$33–$52/hr
Registered Nurse Med Surg/PCU/ICU Pathway
Altru Health System · Grand Forks, ND· 3mo ago
$33.80–$50.69/hr
Staff Development Coordinator RN/LPN
Benedictine · Dickinson, ND· 5d ago
$33.74–$50.14/hr
Clinical Claim Review Nurse
CVS Health · North Dakota· 3d ago
$26.01–$56.14/hr

What BLS measures in North Dakota

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, North Dakota. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$31.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$33.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$38.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$44.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$49.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	11,340 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Fargo, ND-MN$39.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fargo, ND-MN, opens in a new tab)
Bismarck, ND$39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bismarck, ND, opens in a new tab)
Grand Forks, ND-MN$38.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Forks, ND-MN, opens in a new tab)
Minot, ND$38.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Minot, ND, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in North Dakota: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in North Dakota?

Open registered nurse jobs in North Dakota that state an hourly rate post a median of $42.25, the middle half $37.75–$47.25 (197 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $87,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.81/hr ($80,730 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Dakota (May 2025).

Where in North Dakota do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Fargo ($41.75), Bismarck ($43), Dickinson ($40.75) and Grand Forks ($40.25). The town table lists 12.

Which employers in North Dakota pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Essentia Health ($47.75), CommonSpirit Health ($43) and Altru Health System ($42.25).

How does North Dakota compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Dakota ($42.25) is $6.75 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey North Dakota ranks 43 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 197 of 346 open registered nurse jobs in North Dakota (57%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in North Dakota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/north-dakota

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