Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,185
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,805
16.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,790
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
$60,990
Kept after tax
$51,185
Worth in national money
$57,790
State rank
12
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $60,990, which ranks 12 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 5.98% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 218 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,990 the take-home is $51,185; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $57,790 would nationally. The average comes to $63,100, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 12 of 49 states publishing a median for motorboat mechanics and service technicians, at $60,990 — about 5.98% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 218 of 460 in North Dakota places motorboat mechanics and service technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for motorboat mechanics and service technicians in North Dakota, on $60,990, is $51,185 — equivalent to $57,790 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 $63,100 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,490 |
| This salary | $60,990 |
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 | $51,185 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,185 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,116 |
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 | $60,990 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,284 |
| 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 motorboat mechanics and service technicians in North Dakota earn under $60,990 and half over. The published range runs $46,500 at the tenth percentile to $74,490 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $51,185, from $60,990, 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 218 of 460 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,790 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 218.
- Figures are distribution medians for motorboat mechanics and service technicians in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,500 to $74,490; 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.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,185 from $60,990. 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 218 of 460 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,790, worked from $60,990, 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 218 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 $63,100, 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 — $46,500 at the tenth percentile, $74,490 at the ninetieth.
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 $57,790 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $51,185.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $63,100. 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 ($46,500 to $74,490) 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 $57,790 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 $51,185 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.