Medical Assistants salary in Fargo, ND

Median pay for medical assistants in Fargo, ND: $43,320/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,410 – $50,070 · about 190 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$4,155 (+11%).

What it's really worth in Fargo

With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $43,320 has the buying power of about $48,600 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 49th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 11th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo is one of the places where medical assistants 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 7.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,156/mo works out at 32% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants 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
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+73%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+40%	3.1×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+38%	2.8×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+37%	2×

Who hires medical assistants around Fargo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Sanford Health · Healthcare
• North Dakota State University · Education
• Innovis Health · Healthcare

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