Lawyers salary in Fargo, ND

Median pay for lawyers in Fargo, ND: $106,570/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $79,550 – $205,100 · about 400 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$13,270 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Fargo

With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $106,570 has the buying power of about $119,560 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.

Full Fargo cost of living & taxes →

How Fargo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 134th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo is one of the places where lawyers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Fargo

A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — about 3.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,156/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fargo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fargo	Rent vs Fargo
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+124%	3.1×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+104%	2.8×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+82%	2.5×
New York, NY	$185,790	+74%	3×

Who hires lawyers around Fargo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Noridian Mutual Insurance Company · Finance
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota · Finance

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