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Project Manager Salary in North Dakota (2026)

The average Project Manager in North Dakota earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $87,755/year ($7,313/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$87,755
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$7,313
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,375
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$42/hr
Federal Tax
$16,470
State Tax
$1,978
FICA Taxes
$8,798
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

23.69%
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in North Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$78,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$175,000

/year

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Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close

North Dakota's project management market is anchored by Microsoft Fargo (~1.7K + Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central + Microsoft Fabric + Power Platform program management), Doosan-Bobcat Fargo (the substantial Bobcat product + manufacturing program management + post-2024 Doosan-HD Bobcat split program), Sanford Health Bismarck + Fargo + Essentia Health Fargo + Altru Health Grand Forks healthcare PM, Minot Air Force Base (~5.4K + 5th Bomb Wing + 91st Missile Wing + post-2024 LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM program), Grand Forks AFB 319th Reconnaissance Wing Global Hawk UAS program, the substantial Bakken oil program management (Continental + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon Bakken development + Dakota Access Pipeline), MDU Resources Group Bismarck multi-state utility program, ND Department of Transportation NDDOT post-2024 I-94 + I-29 + the substantial ND oil corridor infrastructure program, plus UND + NDSU PM pipelines.

Senior Program Manager (Cleared / Minot AFB / Sentinel)

$118,000–$182,000+ TC

Minot AFB 5th BW + 91st MW + post-2024 Sentinel · TS/SCI + cleared ICBM program

Senior Program Manager (Microsoft Fargo)

$115,000–$175,000+ TC

Microsoft Fargo · Dynamics 365 + Microsoft Fabric + Power Platform program

Senior Program Manager (Doosan-Bobcat)

$105,000–$162,000+ TC

Doosan-Bobcat Fargo · Bobcat product + manufacturing + post-2024 Doosan-HD split program

Senior Program Manager (Cleared / Grand Forks UAS)

$108,000–$165,000+ TC

Grand Forks 319th RW Global Hawk · cleared UAS + ISR program · TS/SCI

Senior PM (Sanford / Essentia / Altru)

$92,000–$142,000+ bonus

Sanford Bismarck + Fargo + Essentia + Altru · multi-state healthcare PM

Senior PM (Bakken Oil Development)

$108,000–$165,000+ bonus

Continental + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon Bakken · oil development program

Senior PM (MDU Resources / Utility)

$95,000–$148,000+ bonus

MDU Resources Bismarck · multi-state utility + Montana-Dakota Utilities program

Senior PM (NDDOT / Infrastructure)

$82,000–$128,000+ benefits

NDDOT post-2024 I-94 + I-29 + the substantial ND oil corridor + Bakken infrastructure

Mid-Level PM (3-6 yrs)

$58,000–$88,000

Functional PM at ND major employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior PM (0-3 yrs)

$45,000–$62,000

UND + NDSU + Dickinson State + Minot State PM pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: Minot AFB B-52H + 91st MW Minuteman III + post-2024 Sentinel + Grand Forks AFB Global Hawk UAS + Microsoft Fargo + Bakken oil quad-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state strategic bomber + ICBM + UAS + Microsoft + oil program management anchor and a feature most national PM surveys understate for ND. Minot Air Force Base (~5.4K + 5th Bomb Wing B-52H + 91st Missile Wing Minuteman III + the substantial post-2024 LGM-35A Sentinel Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program ramp + the substantial Minot AFB as one of 3 US ICBM main operating bases + the substantial 5th BW + 91st MW + 740th + 741st + 742nd Missile Squadrons + the substantial Minot Sentinel modernization including Launch Control Center) supports substantial cleared aerospace program management. Grand Forks AFB 319th RW Global Hawk UAS program. Microsoft Fargo Dynamics 365 + Microsoft Fabric + Power Platform program + Doosan-Bobcat post-2024 Doosan-HD Bobcat split program + the substantial Bakken oil development program at Continental + ConocoPhillips + Hess + Marathon + Sanford + Essentia + Altru multi-state healthcare + MDU Resources multi-state utility + NDDOT post-2024 oil corridor infrastructure. ND flat 1.95%/2.5% top + ND RTW since 1948 anchor the ND PM proposition.

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