Dentists, General in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$160,877
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$59,783
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$181,634
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
$220,660
Kept after tax
$160,877
Worth in national money
$181,634
State rank
2
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for dentists, general. The middle earner takes $220,660, which ranks 2 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 29.08% above the national middle.
- Within North Dakota this is well-paid work. Of 460 occupations with published figures in the state, dentists, general ranks 4 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $220,660 the take-home is $160,877; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $181,634 would nationally. The average comes to $222,340, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 2 of 47 states publishing a median for dentists, general, at $220,660 — about 29.08% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation North Dakota publishes a median for, dentists, general sits 4 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 dentists, general in North Dakota, on $220,660, is $160,877 — equivalent to $181,634 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 $222,340 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dentists, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $138,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $220,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $308,040 |
| This salary | $220,660 |
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 | $160,877 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $163,920 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$12,948 |
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 | $216,225 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$19,166 |
| 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 $220,660. The published range is $138,570 up to $308,040, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $160,877 take-home in North Dakota comes from $220,660. 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 4 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 $181,634, the adjusted value of that $220,660 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 4 of 460 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for dentists, general in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $138,570 to $308,040. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $160,877, from $220,660, 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 4 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $181,634 — the adjusted value of that $220,660 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 4 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 $138,570 and the top tenth $308,040 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in North Dakota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $181,634 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $160,877 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($138,570) and the ninetieth ($308,040) 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 $181,634 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 $160,877 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.