Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,470
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,630
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,982
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
$60,100
Kept after tax
$50,470
Worth in national money
$56,982
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $60,100, ranking 41 of 51 states — about 6.63% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Against other work in North Dakota, this sits in the middle: 234 of 460 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,100 the take-home is $50,470; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $56,982 would nationally. The average comes to $60,780, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 41 of 51 for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, with a median of $60,100 — about 6.63% 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.
- Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education ranks 234 of 460 occupations in North Dakota by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in North Dakota, on $60,100, is $50,470 — equivalent to $56,982 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 $60,780 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,760 |
| This salary | $60,100 |
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 | $50,470 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,470 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,045 |
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 | $60,100 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,101 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,100 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,090 and the ninetieth is $79,760 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $50,470 take-home in North Dakota comes from $60,100. 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 234 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $56,982 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 234.
- The North Dakota median of $60,100 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,090 to $79,760. 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 $50,470, from $60,100, 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 234 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,982, worked from $60,100, 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 234 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,090 at the bottom tenth to $79,760 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $56,982 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Dakota's own levy, $50,470 remains.
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 ($47,090 to $79,760) 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 $56,982 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 $50,470 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.