Accountants & Auditors salary in Fargo, ND

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Fargo, ND: $65,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,670 – $100,690 · about 1,580 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$8,610 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Fargo

With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $65,680 has the buying power of about $73,686 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How Fargo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 158th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 138th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo is one of the places where accountants & auditors 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 5× 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 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where accountants & auditors 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	$113,980	+74%	3.1×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+58%	2.8×
New York, NY	$103,900	+58%	3×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+48%	2.1×

Who hires accountants & auditors 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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