Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,924
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,496
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,365
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
$59,420
Kept after tax
$49,924
Worth in national money
$56,365
State rank
31
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $59,420, ranking 31 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 245.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,420 the take-home is $49,924; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $56,365 would nationally. The average lands at $58,850, below the middle of the range.
- North Dakota occupies the middle band for kindergarten teachers, except special education: a median of $59,420, ranking 31 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, kindergarten teachers, except special education sits at 245 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.
- Post-tax income for kindergarten teachers, except special education in North Dakota, on $59,420, is $49,924 — equivalent to $56,365 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 $58,850 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,890 |
| This salary | $59,420 |
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 | $49,924 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,924 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,990 |
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 | $59,420 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,035 |
| 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 kindergarten teachers, except special education in North Dakota earn under $59,420 and half over. The published range runs $47,490 at the tenth percentile to $77,890 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 $49,924, worked from $59,420. 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 245 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 $56,365, the adjusted value of that $59,420 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 245 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for kindergarten teachers, except special education in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,490 to $77,890; 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 $49,924, on $59,420 for work ranking 245 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 245 of 460 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $56,365 — the adjusted value of that $59,420 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 245 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,490 at the bottom tenth to $77,890 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $56,365 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 $49,924 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,490 to $77,890) 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 $56,365 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 $49,924 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.