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North Dakota State University-Main Campus Salary by Occupation and Position

Average Staff Salary By Occupation

North Dakota State University-Main Campus has 1,908 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $72,910. NDSU's staff salary increased by 3.29% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $150,208 over 142 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $69,641 over 333 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $69,474 over 194 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $97,066 over 207 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $76,392 over 154 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at North Dakota State University-Main Campus
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,908
+84 (4.61%)
$72,910
+$2,321 (3.29%)
20241,824$70,589
Research2025207
-4 (-1.90%)
$97,066
+$2,794 (2.96%)
2024211$94,271
Public service2025154
+5 (3.36%)
$76,392
+$2,995 (4.08%)
2024149$73,397
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202593
-36 (-27.91%)
$67,574
+$9,145 (15.65%)
2024129$58,430
Management2025142
-1 (-0.70%)
$150,208
+$6,508 (4.53%)
2024143$143,701
Business and Financial Operations2025194
+47 (31.97%)
$69,474
+$1,251 (1.83%)
2024147$68,223
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025333
+46 (16.03%)
$69,641
+$2,117 (3.13%)
2024287$67,524
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025140
+12 (9.38%)
$68,453
-$1,160 (-1.67%)
2024128$69,612
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202552
+3 (6.12%)
$77,761
+$1,907 (2.51%)
202449$75,854
Service2025266
+12 (4.72%)
$43,722
+$2,531 (6.15%)
2024254$41,191
Sales and related202510
-2 (-16.67%)
$56,538
-$471 (-0.83%)
202412$57,009
Office and Administrative Support2025207
+8 (4.02%)
$50,898
+$902 (1.80%)
2024199$49,996
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202590
-8 (-8.16%)
$60,744
+$2,261 (3.87%)
202498$58,483
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202520
+2 (11.11%)
$57,385
+$3,076 (5.66%)
202418$54,309

Staff Salary Comparison

NDSU's average staff salary is $72,910. NDSU's staff salary is slightly higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in North Dakota.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
North Dakota State University-Main Campus$72,910
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
North Dakota Colleges$61,385
Four-years North Dakota Colleges$61,026

Staff Salary Comparison Between NDSU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near NDSU. Compared to those schools such as Lynnes Welding Training and Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo, NDSU's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($65,097). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from NDSU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
North Dakota State University-Main Campus$72,9102,532
Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND$81,77372
North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND$61,451452
Mayville State University Mayville, ND$53,465178
Valley City State University Valley City, ND$53,995293
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND$77,9832,953
University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND$61,912305