Customer Support Specialist salary in Bismarck, ND

Pay in Bismarck against North Dakota and the US

The middle half of customer support specialists in Bismarck earns $38,440–$50,080. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $62,260, only 1.8 times the bottom tenth, against 2.0 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $11,640 wide, against $15,480 across North Dakota and $14,910 nationally: employers in Bismarck pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

Local pay is bunched just above the median: the 75th percentile is only $3,840 over it, while the 25th sits $7,800 below. Moving an offer from the median to the 75th percentile costs about $4,955 more a year with benefits. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Bismarck, and the North Dakota statewide median of $44,670 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Bismarck

At the $46,240 median, a local hire costs about $59,665 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $13,425 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 4.5 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 5.5 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Bismarck

Of the 15 roles we track in Bismarck, this one ranks #14 by median pay, between medical administrative assistants ($46,710) and virtual receptionists ($38,710). Project Coordinator is the highest at $88,650.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #4 of the 15 roles we track in Bismarck (+3.3%), between payroll specialists (+6.2%) and virtual receptionists (+1.8%). The typical role here is at +0.1%, so, measured against the US, customer support specialists cost more in Bismarck than the area's general pay level would suggest. Customer support specialists hold 16.1% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Bismarck, 17.0% across North Dakota and 16.5% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Dakota

Across the 6 areas of North Dakota with data for this job, the median runs from $40,900 in Fargo to $50,420 in the East North Dakota nonmetro area, a gap of $9,520 a year. The one area in North Dakota with more customer support specialists, Fargo, ND-MN ($40,900), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

Bismarck against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Bismarck is #336 of 520 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside North Dakota, Wausau and Columbus pay just above Bismarck and El Centro and Washington-Arlington just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Bismarck. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, none pays as much.

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