Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,153
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$3,927
12.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,656
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
$31,080
Kept after tax
$27,153
Worth in national money
$30,656
State rank
45
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $31,080, ranking 45 of 50 states — about 12.84% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in North Dakota, this one sits low: 449 of 460 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $31,080 the take-home is $27,153; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,656 would nationally. The average comes to $33,490, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 45 of 50 for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, with a median of $31,080 — about 12.84% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse occupies position 449 of 460 in North Dakota's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in North Dakota, on $31,080, is $27,153 — equivalent to $30,656 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 $33,490 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,530 |
| This salary | $31,080 |
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 | $27,153 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,714 |
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 | $31,080 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,282 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $31,080 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,380 and the ninetieth is $39,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $27,153 take-home in North Dakota comes from $31,080. 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 449 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,656 uses one figure for the whole of North Dakota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 460 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 449.
- The North Dakota median of $31,080 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,380 to $39,530. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $27,153, from $31,080, 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 449 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 45 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,656, worked from $31,080, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular North Dakota address, on work sitting at 449 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $33,490, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $26,380 at the tenth percentile, $39,530 at the ninetieth.
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 $30,656 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 $27,153.
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.
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 $33,490. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($26,380 to $39,530) 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 $30,656 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 $27,153 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.