First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,668
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$7,722
15.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,174
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
$50,390
Kept after tax
$42,668
Worth in national money
$48,174
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. North Dakota pays this job a middle wage of $50,390, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 3.7% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 306.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $50,390 you keep $42,668 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $48,174 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $50,160.
- North Dakota's median for first-line supervisors of personal service workers is $50,390, about 3.7% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of personal service workers sits at 306 of 460 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in North Dakota is $42,668 after the full tax stack, from $50,390. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,174 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $50,160 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,200 |
| This salary | $50,390 |
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 | $42,668 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,668 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,265 |
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 | $50,390 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,158 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of personal service workers in North Dakota earn under $50,390 and half over. The published range runs $38,080 at the tenth percentile to $63,200 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $42,668 take-home in North Dakota comes from $50,390. 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 306 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 $48,174, the adjusted value of that $50,390 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 306 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of personal service workers in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,080 to $63,200; 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 $42,668, from $50,390, 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 306 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $48,174 — the adjusted value of that $50,390 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 306 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,080 and the top tenth $63,200, so most people doing this work in North Dakota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $48,174 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 $42,668.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,080 to $63,200) 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 $48,174 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 $42,668 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.