Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,269
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,091
15.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,497
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
$57,360
Kept after tax
$48,269
Worth in national money
$54,497
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $57,360, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.31% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 269 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $57,360 the take-home is $48,269; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,497 would nationally. The average comes to $58,000, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for automotive service technicians and mechanics, at $57,360 — about 13.31% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 269 of 460 in North Dakota places automotive service technicians and mechanics in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for automotive service technicians and mechanics in North Dakota, on $57,360, is $48,269 — equivalent to $54,497 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $58,000 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,860 |
| This salary | $57,360 |
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 | $48,269 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,269 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,825 |
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 | $57,360 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,835 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of automotive service technicians and mechanics in North Dakota earn under $57,360 and half over. The published range runs $37,610 at the tenth percentile to $83,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $48,269, from $57,360, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 269 of 460 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,497, the adjusted value of that $57,360 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 269 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive service technicians and mechanics in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,610 to $83,860; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,269 from $57,360. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 269 of 460 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $54,497 — the adjusted value of that $57,360 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 269 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $37,610 and the top tenth $83,860 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $54,497.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Dakota then takes its own share, leaving $48,269.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,610) and the ninetieth ($83,860) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $54,497 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 $48,269 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.