Project Coordinator salary in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

Pay in the West North Dakota nonmetro area against North Dakota and the US

Project coordinators at the 90th percentile earn $170,200, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of project coordinators in the West North Dakota nonmetro area earns $78,430–$129,660. The mean ($104,680) is 8% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $51,230 wide, between the figure for North Dakota ($42,620) and the US figure ($54,660).

What to budget for a project coordinator here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $32,800 over the median, the 25th only $18,430 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $42,323 a year in employer cost. 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 the West North Dakota nonmetro area, and the North Dakota statewide median of $96,160 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

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 $28,121 to the $96,860 median and brings it to $124,981 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

We place executive assistants, customer support and e-commerce staff today; for project coordinators we answer within one business day whether we can help. Enter the monthly pay you have in mind to compare it with a local hire. The fee field shows our standard fee³; Deel's contractor plan is the default payroll tool⁴.

Other roles in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after sales development representatives ($116,840); accountants come next at $77,640.

Measured against the US median, project coordinators rank #11 of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area (-5.3%), between medical administrative assistants (-2.1%) and accountants (-7.2%). The typical role here is at -0.0%, so, measured against the US, project coordinators cost less in the West North Dakota nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Project coordinators hold 6.8% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, 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. Of the 2 areas in North Dakota with more project coordinators than the West North Dakota nonmetro area, 1 pays less: Bismarck, ND ($88,650).

the West North Dakota nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the West North Dakota nonmetro area is #299 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside North Dakota, Ithaca and Slidell-Mandeville pay just above the West North Dakota nonmetro area and Iowa City and Spartanburg just below. All four are within $170 a year of the median in the West North Dakota nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many project coordinators, none pays as much.

Questions

Sources

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.