Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,767
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$15,633
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,252
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
$81,400
Kept after tax
$65,767
Worth in national money
$74,252
State rank
35
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in North Dakota. The middle earner gets $81,400. That is 35 of 48 states, and about 16.07% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 460 occupations North Dakota reports, this job comes in at 93 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $81,400 you keep $65,767, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $74,252 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $96,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For computer science teachers, postsecondary, North Dakota sits in the lower band at $81,400, ranking 35 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 16.07%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Computer science teachers, postsecondary ranks 93 of 460 occupations by median in North Dakota, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for computer science teachers, postsecondary on $81,400 is $65,767. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $74,252 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $96,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,000 |
| This salary | $81,400 |
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 | $65,767 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,095 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,236 |
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 | $80,934 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,614 |
| 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 computer science teachers, postsecondary in North Dakota earn under $81,400 and half over. The published range runs $55,840 at the tenth percentile to $172,000 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $65,767 take-home in North Dakota comes from $81,400. 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 93 of 460.
- Two cautions on $74,252, the adjusted value of that $81,400 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Dakota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 93 of 460 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer science teachers, postsecondary in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $55,840 to $172,000; 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.
- Retained pay of $65,767, from $81,400, 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 93 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 48 for it.
- This $74,252 adjusted figure, worked from $81,400, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 93 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 93 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $96,590, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $55,840 at the bottom tenth to $172,000 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Dakota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $74,252 in national terms.
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 $65,767.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in North Dakota is $96,590. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($55,840) and the ninetieth ($172,000) 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 $74,252 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 $65,767 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.