Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,263
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$14,477
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,426
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$77,740
Kept after tax
$63,263
Worth in national money
$71,426
State rank
26
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $77,740, ranking 26 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 117.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $77,740 you keep $63,263 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $71,426 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $76,970.
- North Dakota occupies the middle band for aircraft mechanics and service technicians: a median of $77,740, ranking 26 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, aircraft mechanics and service technicians sits at 117 of 460 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in North Dakota is $63,263 after the full tax stack, from $77,740. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $71,426 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $76,970 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,170 |
| This salary | $77,740 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in North Dakota | $63,263 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,520 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,059 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $77,375 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,370 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Dakota earn less than $77,740. The published range is $52,100 up to $99,170, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $63,263 take-home in North Dakota comes from $77,740. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 117 of 460.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,426, the adjusted value of that $77,740 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 117 of 460 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $52,100 to $99,170. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $63,263, from $77,740, assumes a single North Dakota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 117 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $71,426 — the adjusted value of that $77,740 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 117 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $52,100 at the tenth percentile, $99,170 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $71,426.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and North Dakota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $63,263 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($52,100 to $99,170) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $71,426 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $63,263 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.