North Dakota Locum Tenens Rates by Specialty
North Dakota locum rates vary by specialty and setting. Pain Management currently has the highest listed urban median at $475/hr. The listed top marginal state income tax rate is 2.5%.
North Dakota Locum Rates by Specialty
Median hourly rates in $/hr. Region: Midwest.
| Specialty | Urban Hospital — MedianUrban Median | Rural / Critical Access — MedianRural Median |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | $342/hr | $395/hr |
| Cardiology | $333/hr | $289/hr |
| Dermatology | $345/hr | $300/hr |
| Emergency Medicine | $274/hr | $297/hr |
| Family Medicine | $143/hr | $165/hr |
| Gastroenterology | $382/hr | $400/hr |
| General Surgery | $399/hr | $347/hr |
| Hematology-Oncology | $401/hr | $420/hr |
| Hospitalist | $192/hr | $222/hr |
| Internal Medicine | $155/hr | $175/hr |
| Neonatology | $216/hr | $258/hr |
| Neurology | $301/hr | $332/hr |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $279/hr | $315/hr |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $457/hr | $398/hr |
| Otolaryngology (ENT) | $331/hr | $346/hr |
| Pain Management | $374/hr | $391/hr |
| Pathology | $378/hr | $329/hr |
| Pediatrics | $155/hr | $171/hr |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $201/hr | $210/hr |
| Psychiatry | $227/hr | $280/hr |
| Radiology | $398/hr | $346/hr |
| Urology | $374/hr | $391/hr |
Highest-Paying Specialties in North Dakota
Urban median hourly rate
| Specialty | Urban Median |
|---|---|
| Pain Management | $475/hr |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $442/hr |
| Hematology-Oncology | $395/hr |
| Gastroenterology | $378/hr |
| Radiology | $377/hr |
North Dakota Tax, Licensing, and Market Notes
State income tax: 2.5% top marginal rate. North Dakota has a low state tax burden, making effective take-home competitive with no-tax states.
North Dakota has among the highest rural locum premiums nationally due to extreme geographic isolation, severe physician shortages, and a small population spread across a large land area. Virtually all locum work in North Dakota is rural critical access. Sanford Health and Essentia Health are the dominant health systems. North Dakota is an IMLC compact state.
Licensing: North Dakota participates in the IMLC. Qualifying physicians can use it to obtain a separate North Dakota medical license through an expedited process.