GeoFrame / Minot, ND
Minot, ND
Population 68,427 · 14.4 people / sq mi
Real earning power — does pay outrun the cost of living?
Pay here runs at 0.97× the national wage against a cost of living -13.0% vs the nation — a net earning advantage of +11.9%.
The geography at a glance
Occupations here
secondaryThe occupations we can price in Minot, ND, ranked by pay — each with its premium over the occupation's national median and the employment growth BLS actually observed here. Jobs are associated context on GeoFrame; the geography is the anchor. Open any on JobFrame for the full role.
Employment growth 2019–2024, BLS OEWS
BLS did not publish employment for both endpoint years here (suppressed, or the occupation/area pair is not in both vintages) — honestly absent, not zero. Nothing is inferred in its place.
| Occupation | Metro pay | vs national | Employment growth2019–2024 | Pay source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managers, All Other 11-9199 | $113,290 | -17.0% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | $107,680 | -8.6% | -15.6%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Lawyers 23-1011 | $103,100 | -31.8% | +2.9%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Civil Engineers 17-2051 | $102,550 | +3.0% | +10.5%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Software Developers 15-1252 | $86,970 | -34.6% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | $84,880 | -15.8% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 | $77,940 | -4.1% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 | $77,110 | +5.8% | +33.6%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | $75,300 | -30.9% | +10.6%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 | $71,990 | +8.6% | -45.6%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 | $68,340 | -16.3% | +8.7%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 | $63,070 | -11.4% | +3.1%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 | $58,250 | -4.5% | -3.2%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 | $49,000 | -18.8% | -31.9%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Compare metros
Minot, ND against its two nearest-cost peers and the nation — the metrics side by side.
Minot, ND this metro | Reading, PA | Pittsburgh, PA | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median wage | $48,210 | $48,210 | $48,210 | $49,500 |
| Pay index | 0.97× | 0.97× | 0.97× | 1.00× |
| Cost of living (RPP) | 87.0 | 97.1 | 94.7 | 100.0 |
| Real earning power | 1.12× | 1.00× | 1.03× | 1.00× |
| Population | 68,427 | 439,117 | 350,935 | — |
Methodology
How to read this profile
Every number here is traceable — to a named source, a stated method, and an edition — and each value is labeled by how we know it: observed from data, computed by a formula, projected, or governed canon. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
Where every number comes from
| What | Source & method | Edition | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-occupation median wage | BLS OEWS metropolitan-area all-occupation median | OEWS 2024 | observed |
| Pay index | Metro median ÷ national all-occupation median | OEWS 2024 | computed |
| Cost of living (RPP) | BEA Regional Price Parities (all items), national = 100 | BEA RPP 2023 | observed |
| Real earning power | Pay index ÷ (RPP ÷ 100) — pay against local cost | GeoFrame formula | computed |
| Population & density | U.S. Census population estimates + land area | Census | observed |
| Occupation pay by metro | BLS OEWS occupational medians (metro; state fallback where metro is suppressed) | OEWS 2024 | observed |
| Cost-of-labor rank | Rank of the metro cost-of-labor index across all areas | OEWS 2024 | computed |