Medical Examiner Salary in Fargo, North Dakota

How much does a Medical Examiner make in Fargo, ND?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Medical Examiner in Fargo, ND is $307,728. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $262,076 to $366,375, with most professionals earning between $220,512 and $419,769.

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What is a Medical Examiner?

A Medical Examiner is an official trained in pathology that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests. In the US, there are two death investigation systems, the coroner system based on English law, and the Medical Examiner system, which evolved from the coroner system during the latter half of the 19th century. The type of system varies from municipality to municipality and from state to state, with over 2,000 separate jurisdictions for investigating unnatural deaths. In 2002, 2...

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What does a Medical Examiner do?

Common responsibilities of a Medical Examiner

Reviews investigation reports provided by Field Agents to establish case jurisdiction and to make initial determination regarding course and scope of inquest directs and closely supervises activities of support staff assisting with inquest.

March 26, 2023

Provide direct or indirect services to District Attorneys, the Courts, the Attorney General, funeral homes, families of decedents, hospitals and major medical academic centers, insurance companies, organ procurement organizations, local and state police investigators, fire departments, a variety of state agencies, and various Federal programs and agencies.

January 10, 2023

Responds to internal or external customers in a professional, efficient manner to encourage acceptance of corporate products, services, and policies.

February 23, 2023

Document ineligible charges and provide communications internally for claims processing and externally to providers.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Medical Examiner in Fargo, ND

Average Base Salary

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262076

366375

307728

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

267995

378128

315724

What is the average salary for Medical Examiner in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Medical Examiner in Fargo, ND. The base salary for Medical Examiner ranges from $262,076 to $366,375 with the average base salary of $307,728. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $267,995 to $378,128 with the average total cash compensation of $315,724.

View Average Salary for Medical Examiner as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$307,728	$262,076 - $366,375
Bonus	$7,996	$5,919 - $11,754
Total Pay	$315,724	$267,995 - $378,128

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Medical Examiner Salary Near Fargo, ND

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE West Fargo, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $262,076 - $366,375	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND 0%
CITY, STATE Grand Forks, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $256,032 - $357,926	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Aberdeen, SD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $225,270 - $314,922	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Watertown, SD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $243,020 - $339,735	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Saint Cloud, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $268,555 - $375,432	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Bismarck, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $270,733 - $378,477	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND

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About Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is a core city of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, which also includes Moorhead, West Fargo, and Dilworth as well as outlying communities. Fargo sits on the western bank of the Red River of the North in a flat geographic region known as the Red River Valley. The Red River Valley resulted from the withdrawal of glacial Lake Agassiz, which drained away about 9,300 years ago. The lake sediments deposited from Lake Agassiz made the land around Fargo some of the richest in the world for agricultural uses. Fargo's largest challenge is the seasonal floods due to the rising water of the Red...

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