Industrial Engineers in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,396
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$20,544
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$86,253
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
$96,940
Kept after tax
$76,396
Worth in national money
$86,253
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is among the lower-paying states for industrial engineers. The middle earner takes $96,940, ranking 48 of 51 states — about 5.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 460 occupations North Dakota reports, industrial engineers comes in at 60 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $96,940 you keep $76,396 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $86,253 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $95,040.
- North Dakota ranks 48 of 51 for industrial engineers, with a median of $96,940 — about 5.37% 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.
- Industrial engineers ranks 60 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.
- Retained pay in North Dakota is $76,396 after the full tax stack, from $96,940. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $86,253 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $95,040 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,110 |
| This salary | $96,940 |
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 | $76,396 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,027 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,987 |
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 | $96,043 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$9,651 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $96,940 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $56,770 and the ninetieth is $132,110 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $76,396, from $96,940, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 60 of 460 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $86,253, the adjusted value of that $96,940 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 60 of 460 locally.
- The North Dakota median of $96,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $56,770 to $132,110. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $76,396 from $96,940. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 60 of 460 locally.
- This $86,253 adjusted figure, worked from $96,940, 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 60 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 60 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $56,770 at the bottom tenth to $132,110 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 $86,253 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 $76,396.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($56,770) and the ninetieth ($132,110) 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 $86,253 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 $76,396 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.