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HR Manager Salary in North Dakota (2026)

The average HR Manager in North Dakota earns around $136,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $101,824/year ($8,485/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$101,824
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$8,485
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,916
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$49/hr
Federal Tax
$21,374
State Tax
$2,398
FICA Taxes
$10,404
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

25.13%
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HR Manager Salary Ranges in North Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$96,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$136,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$200,000

/year

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Not all HR Managers earn the same — not even close

North Dakota's HR manager market is anchored by Microsoft Fargo (~1.7K + the substantial post-2008 Microsoft-Great Plains Software acquisition integration HR), Doosan-Bobcat Fargo (~2K + post-2007 Doosan-Bobcat acquisition + post-2024 Doosan-HD Bobcat split HR), Sanford Health Bismarck + Fargo (multi-state ~50K Sanford ND-SD-MN-IA + post-2014 Sanford-Fairview blocked merger HR) + Essentia Health Fargo + Altru Health Grand Forks ~10K, Bell Bank Fargo + Gate City + Bank of North Dakota financial services HR, the substantial Bakken oilfield HR (Continental + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon + the substantial Bakken transient + boomtown workforce challenges + the substantial post-2014 Bakken layoffs + post-2020 recovery + the substantial Williston Basin HR), Minot AFB + Grand Forks AFB federal civilian HR, MDU Resources Bismarck multi-state utility, ND is RTW since 1948 + the substantial ND non-union private sector.

CHRO / VP HR (Major ND Enterprise)

$195,000–$385,000+ TC

CHRO at Microsoft + Doosan-Bobcat + Sanford + Bell Bank + MDU + Bakken

Senior HR Manager (Microsoft Fargo)

$108,000–$165,000+ TC

Microsoft Fargo · ~1.7K + the substantial post-2008 Great Plains integration HR

Senior HR Manager (Doosan-Bobcat)

$92,000–$142,000+ TC

Doosan-Bobcat Fargo · ~2K + post-2007 + post-2024 Doosan-HD Bobcat split HR

Senior HR Manager (Sanford Health ND)

$95,000–$142,000+ bonus

Sanford Bismarck + Fargo · multi-state ~50K + post-Sanford-Fairview blocked merger

Senior HR Manager (Essentia / Altru)

$82,000–$125,000+ bonus

Essentia Fargo + Altru Grand Forks · regional healthcare HR

Senior HR Manager (Bakken Oilfield)

$98,000–$145,000+ bonus

Continental + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon Bakken · transient workforce HR + boomtown

Senior HR Manager (Cleared / Minot / Grand Forks AFB)

$88,000–$135,000+ benefits

Minot AFB + Grand Forks AFB · GS-13/14 federal civilian + cleared premium HR

Senior HR Manager (Bell Bank / Bank of ND / MDU)

$85,000–$128,000+ bonus

Bell Bank + Bank of North Dakota + MDU Resources · financial + utility HR

Mid-Level HR Manager (3-6 yrs)

$58,000–$88,000

Functional HR manager at ND major employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior HR Manager (0-3 yrs)

$42,000–$58,000

UND Nistler + NDSU + Dickinson State HR pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: Bakken oilfield boomtown workforce + the substantial Williston Basin transient workforce challenges is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state oil boomtown HR anchor and a feature most national HR surveys understate for ND. The substantial Bakken oilfield HR (Continental Resources + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon Oil + Oasis Petroleum + Whiting Petroleum Bakken HR + the substantial post-2010 Bakken oil boom workforce migration creating substantial Williston + Watford City + Stanley + Tioga + Killdeer boomtown housing + workforce challenges + the substantial post-2014 Bakken price crash layoffs + post-2020 Bakken oil recovery + the substantial Bakken transient workforce + manufactured housing + man camp HR + the substantial post-2024 Bakken workforce stabilization) supports distinctive ND oilfield HR. Senior Bakken oilfield HR managers clear $98-145K+ bonus. Microsoft Fargo ~1.7K + post-2008 Great Plains Software integration + Doosan-Bobcat post-2007 + post-2024 Doosan-HD Bobcat split + Sanford Health multi-state ~50K + post-2014 Sanford-Fairview blocked merger HR + Essentia + Altru regional healthcare + Bell Bank + Bank of North Dakota financial services + MDU Resources multi-state utility + Minot AFB + Grand Forks AFB federal civilian. ND RTW since 1948 (one of country's earliest US RTW states) shapes private-sector HR. ND flat 1.95%/2.5% top + no state estate tax anchor the ND HR proposition.

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