North Dakota state government salary

North Dakota Salaries

Total state expenditures: $8.3 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in North Dakota.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$592/month	$213/day

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of North Dakota Kelly Armstrong	$143,646
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Michelle Strinden	$111,727
Attorney General of North Dakota Drew Wrigley	$169,162
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe	$114,486
North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler	$130,323
North Dakota Treasurer Thomas Beadle	$114,486
North Dakota Public Service Commission Randel Christmann	$117,610
North Dakota State Auditor Josh Gallion	$114,486
North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance Jon Godfread	$114,485
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture Doug Goehring	$123,984
North Dakota Commissioner of Labor Zach Greenberg	$114,996
North Dakota Public Service Commission Sheri Haugen-Hoffart	$117,610
North Dakota Public Service Commission Jill Kringstad	$117,610
North Dakota Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus	$124,250

Judicial salaries

See also: North Dakota court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $186,484	Associates: $N/A

State profile

Demographic data for North Dakota
	North Dakota	U.S.
Total population:	756,835	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	69,001	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	88.7%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.6%	12.6%
Asian:	1.2%	5.1%
Native American:	5.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	2.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	91.7%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.7%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$57,181	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	12.2%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in North Dakota. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in North Dakota

North Dakota voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in North Dakota, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. North Dakota had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

More North Dakota coverage on Ballotpedia

• Elections in North Dakota
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• Public policy in North Dakota
• Endorsers in North Dakota
• North Dakota fact checks
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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts