Project Coordinator salary in Fargo, ND-MN

Pay in Fargo against North Dakota and the US

The middle half of project coordinators in Fargo earns $75,160–$116,880. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $138,530, only 2.3 times the bottom tenth, against 2.7 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $41,720 wide, against $42,620 across North Dakota and $54,660 nationally: employers in Fargo pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a project coordinator here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $19,450 a year in pay and about $25,097 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $22,270 in pay. 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 $102,320 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Fargo, and the North Dakota statewide median of $96,160 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Fargo

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $28,286 to the $97,430 median and brings it to $125,716 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Fargo

Project coordinators have the highest median of the 15 roles we track in Fargo; virtual receptionists have the lowest, at $38,500.

Measured against the US median, project coordinators rank #9 of the 15 roles we track in Fargo (-4.8%), between office managers (-2.5%) and paralegals (-8.5%). The typical role here is at -2.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Project coordinators hold 6.5% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Fargo, 6.0% across North Dakota and 6.8% 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 $86,990 in Minot to $97,430 in Fargo, a gap of $10,440 a year. No other area in North Dakota has as many project coordinators, and all 5 others pay less.

Fargo against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Fargo is #144 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside North Dakota, Asheville and Kalamazoo-Portage pay just above Fargo and Ames and Bend just below. All four are within $160 a year of the median in Fargo. Of the three markets with about as many project coordinators, one pays more.

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