Salaries

Salaries in Fargo.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.85x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$294,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$118,000

Web Performance Engineer

Entry Level

$29,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Fargo, ND has a cost-of-living index of 0.85x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $294,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $118,000. Fargo has a surprisingly strong technology sector, home to companies like Microsoft's campus and a growing startup ecosystem tied to North Dakota State University.

About the Fargo market

Fargo has a surprisingly strong technology sector, home to companies like Microsoft's campus and a growing startup ecosystem tied to North Dakota State University. The city's extremely low cost of living and emerging tech scene make it an increasingly attractive option for professionals seeking affordability.

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Top 50 salaries in Fargo

#RoleMedianRange
1Senior VP of Security$294,000$250,000 – $383,000
2SVP of Product$286,000$243,000 – $372,000
3SVP of Data$286,000$243,000 – $372,000
4SVP of Engineering$281,000$238,000 – $365,000
5SVP of Technology$281,000$238,000 – $365,000
6SVP of AI Innovation$278,000$236,000 – $361,000
7SVP of Finance$276,000$234,000 – $358,000
8Chief AI Officer$274,000$203,000 – $354,000
9Senior VP of Product$272,000$212,000 – $353,000
10Senior VP of Design$271,000$212,000 – $353,000
11Chief Security Officer$269,000$210,000 – $350,000
12VP of AI$268,000$228,000 – $348,000
13VP of IT$268,000$228,000 – $348,000
14VP of Infrastructure$268,000$228,000 – $348,000
15VP of Partner Engineering$268,000$228,000 – $348,000
16VP of Solutions Engineering$268,000$228,000 – $348,000
17Chief Science Officer$266,000$208,000 – $346,000
18VP of Engineering$265,000$226,000 – $345,000
19VP of Finance$265,000$225,000 – $345,000
20VP of Cloud$265,000$226,000 – $345,000
21VP of Field Engineering$265,000$226,000 – $345,000
22VP of Reliability Engineering$265,000$226,000 – $345,000
23SVP of Strategy$265,000$207,000 – $345,000
24Senior Head of Security$264,000$224,000 – $342,000
25VP of Privacy$263,000$224,000 – $342,000
26VP of Security$263,000$224,000 – $342,000
27VP of Information Technology$263,000$224,000 – $342,000
28VP of Database Engineering$263,000$224,000 – $342,000
29Chief Strategy Officer$261,000$204,000 – $339,000
30VP of AI Product$260,000$221,000 – $338,000
31VP of Machine Learning$260,000$221,000 – $338,000
32VP of Mobile$260,000$221,000 – $338,000
33VP of Technical Support$260,000$221,000 – $338,000
34SVP of Sales$260,000$203,000 – $338,000
35VP of AI Engineering$258,000$219,000 – $335,000
36CTO$258,000$201,000 – $335,000
37VP of Data$258,000$219,000 – $335,000
38VP of Core Engineering$258,000$219,000 – $335,000
39Chief Design Officer$256,000$199,000 – $333,000
40Chief Growth Officer$256,000$200,000 – $333,000
41VP of Data Science$255,000$217,000 – $332,000
42Chief Machine Learning Officer$252,000$197,000 – $328,000
43Senior Head of Product$252,000$197,000 – $329,000
44VP of Data Engineering$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
45VP of Platform Engineering$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
46VP of Analytics$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
47VP of Developer Experience$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
48VP of Risk$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
49VP of Information Security$252,000$215,000 – $328,000
50VP of Security Engineering$252,000$215,000 – $328,000

Tax considerations

North Dakota has a very low income tax with a top rate of just 2.5%. Fargo has no city income tax. The minimal tax burden combined with low living costs creates excellent take home pay.

Negotiating in Fargo

Highlight willingness to work on site. Fargo tech employers struggle to recruit talent to the region and reward candidates who commit to living locally.

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