H-1B wage filings in Fargo, ND
Jobs with a worksite in Fargo, North Dakota. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
190 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Fargo, ND as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 45 employers. The median offered wage was $78,965, 11.6% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Medical Laboratory Scientist (13).
- Filings
- 190
- Positions covered
- 175
- Employers
- 45
- Median offered
- $78,965
- Median prevailing wage
- $66,773
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,098
- Median offer change since FY2020
- −3%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Fargo, ND fell 3%, from $80,755 in fiscal 2020 to $78,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 11.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 182 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Fargo, ND by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 150 | $78,000 | −6.0% | $66,870 | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 152 | $83,000 | +5.9% | $70,554 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 171 | $78,397 | +15.3% | $66,082 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 163 | $68,016 | −12.7% | $64,459 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 163 | $77,900 | +3.1% | $65,832 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 182 | $75,566 | −6.4% | $66,539 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 117 | $80,755 | n/a | $57,304 | +28.7% |
Employers filing for jobs in Fargo
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 45. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Fargo
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 13 | $68,245 | +51.3% | |
| Research Specialist | 12 | $57,000 | +4.4% | |
| Registered Nurse | 7 | $48,318 | at the minimum | |
| Pathology Technician | 6 | $43,566 | +4.7% | |
| Research Assistant Professor | 6 | $65,000 | +0.2% | |
| Research Scientist | 6 | $59,000 | +0.1% | |
| Design Engineer – Civil | 5 | $85,905 | +13.2% | |
| In-Circuit Test Engineer | 4 | $116,480 | +43.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 4 | $54,426 | +5.1% | |
| Resident Physician | 4 | $70,805 | +6.8% | |
| Structural Designer | 4 | $76,000 | +24.4% | |
| Product Development and Technical Services Manager | 3 | $125,000 | +37.7% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $140,000 | +12.4% | |
| Wintel/Vm Ware Administrator | 3 | $74,000 | +0.3% | |
| Assistant Professor of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering | 2 | $99,500 | +21.5% | |
| Assistant Professor of Practice, Finance | 2 | $105,000 | +16.6% | |
| Hospitalist | 2 | $231,660 | +23.4% | |
| Hydraulic Integration Engineer | 2 | $103,500 | +34.1% | |
| Industrial Engineer | 2 | $79,930 | +8.3% | |
| Instructional Faculty and Athletic Coach | 2 | n/a | ||
| IT Project Manager & Intern Instructor | 2 | $71,000 | +12.7% | |
| Pediatric Cardiologist | 2 | $304,710 | +56.2% | |
| Psychiatrist | 2 | $221,458 | at the minimum | |
| Quality Compliance Associate II | 2 | $82,674 | +9.0% | |
| Software Developer - Uav Ag Data | 2 | $84,000 | +23.5% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.