Database Administrators in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,941
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$14,789
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,190
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
$78,730
Kept after tax
$63,941
Worth in national money
$72,190
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. North Dakota pays database administrators a middle wage of $78,730, 49 of 51 states and about 24.75% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within North Dakota this is well-paid work. Of 460 occupations with published figures in the state, database administrators ranks 109 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,730 the take-home is $63,941; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,190 would nationally. The average comes to $86,530, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota's $78,730 median for database administrators places it 49 of 51 states, about 24.75% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation North Dakota publishes a median for, database administrators sits 109 of 460 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for database administrators in North Dakota, on $78,730, is $63,941 — equivalent to $72,190 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 $86,530 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Database Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,360 |
| This salary | $78,730 |
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 | $63,941 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,217 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,107 |
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 | $78,338 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,436 |
| 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 database administrators in North Dakota earn under $78,730 and half over. The published range runs $57,320 at the tenth percentile to $122,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Dakota's $63,941, worked from $78,730. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 109 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 $72,190, the adjusted value of that $78,730 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 109 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for database administrators in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $57,320 to $122,360; 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.
- The North Dakota take-home of $63,941, on $78,730 for work ranking 109 of 460 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 109 of 460 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $72,190 — the adjusted value of that $78,730 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 109 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $86,530 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $57,320 at the bottom tenth to $122,360 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 $72,190 in national terms.
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 $63,941 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $86,530. 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 ($57,320) and the ninetieth ($122,360) 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 $72,190 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 $63,941 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.