Mlt Salary in North Dakota

How much does a Mlt make in North Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mlt in North Dakota is $45,147 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Mlt's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,219
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,917 to $50,419
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,155

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Mlt Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,419	$4,202	$970	$24
Average	$45,147	$3,762	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$39,917	$3,326	$768	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Mlt Salaries

A Mlt's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Mlt Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Mlts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,604.
California: $50,412.
Massachusetts: $49,740.

District of Columbia $50,604 California $50,412 Massachusetts $49,740 Washington $49,557 New Jersey $49,539 Alaska $49,475 Connecticut $48,844 New York $48,588

Hawaii $47,770 Rhode Island $47,386 Maryland $47,126 Minnesota $46,769 Colorado $46,632 Illinois $46,586 Oregon $46,413 Delaware $46,285

New Hampshire $46,204 Virginia $46,024 Pennsylvania $45,499 Nevada $45,233 North Dakota $45,147 Michigan $45,009 Wisconsin $44,959 Vermont $44,859

Texas $44,580 Maine $44,562 Arizona $44,534 Ohio $44,502 Georgia $44,082 Indiana $43,871 Wyoming $43,830 Utah $43,766

Iowa $43,739 Kansas $43,520 Louisiana $43,456 North Carolina $43,433 Missouri $43,424 Florida $43,245 Montana $43,149 Nebraska $43,058

Kentucky $43,008 South Carolina $42,825 Tennessee $42,711 Idaho $42,665 New Mexico $42,331 Oklahoma $42,258 Alabama $41,988 South Dakota $41,536

Arkansas $41,289 West Virginia $41,157 Mississippi $40,759

Top Paying Cities for Mlts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Epping: $46,090
Fortuna: $45,766
Grenora: $45,705

Epping, ND $46,090 Fortuna, ND $45,766 Grenora, ND $45,705 Keene, ND $46,137 Ray, ND $46,097 Tioga, ND $46,130 Trenton, ND $46,050 Watford City, ND $46,221

Zahl, ND $45,837 Stirum, ND $45,525 Tower City, ND $44,991 Valley City, ND $45,358 Wahpeton, ND $45,224 Walcott, ND $44,558 West Fargo, ND $44,020 Wheatland, ND $44,500

Wyndmere, ND $45,147 Fargo, ND $43,999 Grand Forks, ND $43,881 Grand Forks Afb, ND $43,881 Adams, ND $45,491 Aneta, ND $45,128 Arvilla, ND $44,090 Bathgate, ND $45,489

Buxton, ND $44,154 Caledonia, ND $44,511 Cavalier, ND $45,636 Crystal, ND $45,554 Cummings, ND $44,353 Dahlen, ND $45,168 Drayton, ND $45,336 Edinburg, ND $45,549

Emerado, ND $43,881 Fairdale, ND $45,502 Almont, ND $45,868 Baldwin, ND $45,483 Beulah, ND $46,319 Braddock, ND $45,562 Cannon Ball, ND $45,740 Carson, ND $45,788

Center, ND $45,741 Coleharbor, ND $46,084 Driscoll, ND $45,573 Elgin, ND $45,996 Flasher, ND $45,746 Fort Yates, ND $45,649 Garrison, ND $46,249 Golden Valley, ND $46,301

Hague, ND $45,504 Hazelton, ND $45,611 Hazen, ND $46,242 Drake, ND $45,808 Kintyre, ND $45,621 Linton, ND $45,665 Mandan, ND $45,494 Menoken, ND $45,444

Mercer, ND $45,769 Moffit, ND $45,561 Napoleon, ND $45,668 New Leipzig, ND $45,934 New Salem, ND $45,823 Raleigh, ND $45,683 Riverdale, ND $46,285 Saint Anthony, ND $45,583

Selfridge, ND $45,594 Shields, ND $45,637 Solen, ND $45,656 Stanton, ND $46,015 Sterling, ND $45,515 Strasburg, ND $45,565 Turtle Lake, ND $45,918 Underwood, ND $46,000

Washburn, ND $45,853 Wilton, ND $45,606 Zap, ND $46,283 Zeeland, ND $45,489 Dickinson, ND $46,315 Amidon, ND $46,011 Beach, ND $45,878 Belfield, ND $46,148

Bowman, ND $45,835 Dodge, ND $46,315 Dunn Center, ND $46,266 Fairfield, ND $46,084 Gladstone, ND $46,217 Glen Ullin, ND $46,114 Golva, ND $45,851 Grassy Butte, ND $46,064

Halliday, ND $46,309 Hebron, ND $46,212 Hettinger, ND $45,755 Killdeer, ND $46,229 Lefor, ND $46,114 Manning, ND $46,199 Marmarth, ND $45,664 Marshall, ND $46,239

Medora, ND $46,014 Mott, ND $46,017 New England, ND $46,100 Reeder, ND $45,825 Regent, ND $46,059 Rhame, ND $45,775 Richardton, ND $46,212 Scranton, ND $45,729

Sentinel Butte, ND $45,894 South Heart, ND $46,174 Taylor, ND $46,217 Minot, ND $46,184 Minot Afb, ND $46,236 Anamoose, ND $45,752 Antler, ND $45,870 Balfour, ND $45,806

Bantry, ND $45,829 Benedict, ND $45,978 Berthold, ND $46,044 Bowbells, ND $45,988 Burlington, ND $46,121 Butte, ND $45,831 Carpio, ND $45,981 Columbus, ND $45,972

Crosby, ND $46,003 Deering, ND $45,902 Des Lacs, ND $46,071 Donnybrook, ND $45,985 Douglas, ND $46,063 Finley, ND $45,146 Fordville, ND $45,071 Forest River, ND $44,499

Gilby, ND $44,209 Glasston, ND $45,540 Grafton, ND $45,046 Hamilton, ND $45,478 Hannah, ND $45,527 Hatton, ND $44,375 Hensel, ND $45,548 Hoople, ND $45,467

Inkster, ND $44,522 Langdon, ND $45,617 Lankin, ND $45,396 Larimore, ND $44,467 Mcville, ND $45,333 Maida, ND $45,638 Manvel, ND $43,881 Mayville, ND $44,523

Mekinock, ND $43,881 Michigan, ND $45,305 Milton, ND $45,502 Minto, ND $44,313 Mountain, ND $45,595 Neche, ND $45,563 Niagara, ND $44,875 Northwood, ND $44,407

Osnabrock, ND $45,560 Park River, ND $45,373 Pembina, ND $45,530 Petersburg, ND $45,096 Pisek, ND $44,990 Portland, ND $44,885 Reynolds, ND $43,889 Saint Thomas, ND $45,536

Sharon, ND $44,985 Thompson, ND $43,882 Wales, ND $45,537 Walhalla, ND $45,613 Devils Lake, ND $45,615 Agate, ND $45,597 Alsen, ND $45,500 Balta, ND $45,929

Belcourt, ND $45,850 Bisbee, ND $45,617 Bottineau, ND $45,870 Bremen, ND $45,452 Brocket, ND $45,430 Calvin, ND $45,541 Cando, ND $45,638 Churchs Ferry, ND $45,499

Crary, ND $45,458 Dunseith, ND $45,824 Edmore, ND $45,500 Abercrombie, ND $44,662 Absaraka, ND $44,528 Amenia, ND $44,408 Argusville, ND $44,126 Arthur, ND $44,392

Ayr, ND $44,608 Barney, ND $45,091 Blanchard, ND $44,681 Buffalo, ND $44,690 Casselton, ND $44,264 Cayuga, ND $45,430 Christine, ND $44,398 Clifford, ND $44,980

Cogswell, ND $45,379 Colfax, ND $44,701 Davenport, ND $44,299 Enderlin, ND $45,097 Erie, ND $44,593 Fairmount, ND $45,397 Fingal, ND $45,005 Forman, ND $45,447

Fort Ransom, ND $45,467 Galesburg, ND $44,872 Gardner, ND $44,273 Bismarck, ND $45,407 Grandin, ND $44,413 Egeland, ND $45,575 Esmond, ND $45,606 Fort Totten, ND $45,603

Hampden, ND $45,504 Hansboro, ND $45,637 Harvey, ND $45,689 Knox, ND $45,625 Lakota, ND $45,442 Lawton, ND $45,445 Leeds, ND $45,615 Maddock, ND $45,576

Minnewaukan, ND $45,545 Munich, ND $45,578 Mylo, ND $45,648 Nekoma, ND $45,546 New Rockford, ND $45,456 Oberon, ND $45,515 Pekin, ND $45,315 Penn, ND $45,513

Perth, ND $45,626 Rocklake, ND $45,611 Rolette, ND $45,722 Rolla, ND $45,747 Rugby, ND $45,754 Saint John, ND $45,794 Saint Michael, ND $45,551 Sarles, ND $45,581

Sheyenne, ND $45,452 Starkweather, ND $45,525 Tokio, ND $45,542 Tolna, ND $45,363 Warwick, ND $45,375 Webster, ND $45,482 Willow City, ND $45,748 Wolford, ND $45,646

York, ND $45,610 Jamestown, ND $45,554 Ashley, ND $45,450 Berlin, ND $45,522 Binford, ND $45,264 Bowdon, ND $45,547 Buchanan, ND $45,374 Carrington, ND $45,439

Cathay, ND $45,457 Chaseley, ND $45,588 Cleveland, ND $45,468 Cooperstown, ND $45,345 Courtenay, ND $45,272 Dawson, ND $45,599 Dazey, ND $45,318 Denhoff, ND $45,682

Dickey, ND $45,491 Edgeley, ND $45,560 Ellendale, ND $45,385 Fessenden, ND $45,578 Forbes, ND $45,373 Fredonia, ND $45,515 Fullerton, ND $45,483 Gackle, ND $45,551

Glenfield, ND $45,268 Goodrich, ND $45,672 Grace City, ND $45,314 Hannaford, ND $45,287 Hurdsfield, ND $45,627 Jessie, ND $45,423 Jud, ND $45,494 Kensal, ND $45,284

Kulm, ND $45,544 Lamoure, ND $45,564 Lehr, ND $45,551 Litchville, ND $45,449 Mcclusky, ND $45,738 Mchenry, ND $45,281 Marion, ND $45,466 Medina, ND $45,530

Montpelier, ND $45,481 Oakes, ND $45,451 Pettibone, ND $45,511 Pingree, ND $45,364 Regan, ND $45,623 Robinson, ND $45,533 Rogers, ND $45,349 Sanborn, ND $45,387

Spiritwood, ND $45,378 Steele, ND $45,625 Streeter, ND $45,583 Sutton, ND $45,206 Sykeston, ND $45,474 Tappen, ND $45,588 Tuttle, ND $45,566 Verona, ND $45,499

Wimbledon, ND $45,319 Wing, ND $45,566 Wishek, ND $45,643 Woodworth, ND $45,437 Ypsilanti, ND $45,446 Gwinner, ND $45,584 Hankinson, ND $45,440 Harwood, ND $44,034

Havana, ND $45,348 Hillsboro, ND $44,616 Hope, ND $45,121 Horace, ND $44,210 Hunter, ND $44,511 Kathryn, ND $45,338 Kindred, ND $44,395 Leonard, ND $44,597

Lidgerwood, ND $45,455 Lisbon, ND $45,353 Luverne, ND $45,210 Mcleod, ND $44,985 Mantador, ND $45,319 Mapleton, ND $44,264 Milnor, ND $45,353 Mooreton, ND $45,138

Nome, ND $45,230 Oriska, ND $45,060 Page, ND $44,952 Pillsbury, ND $45,090 Rutland, ND $45,432 Sheldon, ND $44,956 Flaxton, ND $45,945 Glenburn, ND $45,967

Granville, ND $45,908 Karlsruhe, ND $45,832 Kenmare, ND $46,007 Kramer, ND $45,805 Lansford, ND $45,935 Lignite, ND $46,017 Mcgregor, ND $46,015 Makoti, ND $46,110

Mandaree, ND $46,241 Martin, ND $45,700 Max, ND $46,048 Maxbass, ND $45,887 Mohall, ND $45,954 Newburg, ND $45,882 New Town, ND $46,213 Noonan, ND $45,990

Norwich, ND $45,952 Palermo, ND $46,061 Parshall, ND $46,212 Plaza, ND $46,097 Portal, ND $45,986 Powers Lake, ND $46,041 Roseglen, ND $46,218 Ross, ND $46,089

Ruso, ND $45,891 Ryder, ND $46,116 Sawyer, ND $46,025 Sherwood, ND $45,927 Souris, ND $45,807 Stanley, ND $46,127 Surrey, ND $46,064 Tolley, ND $45,935

Towner, ND $45,810 Upham, ND $45,859 Velva, ND $45,998 Voltaire, ND $45,868 Westhope, ND $45,889 White Earth, ND $46,086 Wildrose, ND $45,999 Williston, ND $46,050

Alamo, ND $45,977 Alexander, ND $45,956 Ambrose, ND $45,850 Arnegard, ND $46,076 Cartwright, ND $45,817

Mlt Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Mlt roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Mlt positions in Telecom or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Mlt as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Mlt

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$63,205	$30.0	40%
Pharmaceuticals	$58,691	$28.0	30%
Healthcare	$54,176	$26.0	20%
Internet	$49,661	$24.0	10%
Chemicals	$47,404	$23.0	5%

Mlt Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mlt's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$39,917

Average $45,147/year

$50,419

$3,326

Average $3,762/month

$4,202

$768

Average $868/week

$970

$19

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,419	$4,202	$970	$24
Average	$45,147	$3,762	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$39,917	$3,326	$768	$19

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