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N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s average annual wage increased about four percent last year to almost $48,000.

Numbers from Job Service North Dakota show Williams County ranked first with an average salary of more than $78,000.

Ten of the 11 counties with the highest pay pump oil. Coal-rich Oliver County is fifth on the list.