Machine Learning Engineer salary in North Dakota

BLS does not publish a separate estimate for Machine Learning Engineers. The figures on this page are the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates for Data Scientists (15-2051), the closest published occupation.

The median annual wage for machine learning engineers in North Dakota is $81,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates — below the national median of $120,230. North Dakota ranks 47 of 48 states and DC with published data for this occupation.

Median

$81,900

25th percentile

$64,270

75th percentile

$100,110

90th percentile

$126,710

Employment and national comparison

Employment in North Dakota	210
Mean annual wage in North Dakota	$87,570
National median	$120,230
National employment	262,440

States with similar pay for machine learning engineers

Alaska: median $84,110
Louisiana: median $78,760
West Virginia: median $85,090
Oklahoma: median $86,310
Idaho: median $89,380
Maine: median $90,880

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates; state, metropolitan area and national files from https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. State estimates are for BLS occupation "Data Scientists" (15-2051), cross-industry, all ownerships. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Where BLS does not publish a numeric estimate (suppressed, or reported only as at or above $239,200) the value is shown as —.