Orderlies in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,906
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$5,334
13.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,152
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
$38,240
Kept after tax
$32,906
Worth in national money
$37,152
State rank
23
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 23 of 47 states for orderlies, with a middle wage of $38,240. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within North Dakota this is lower-paid work. Of 460 occupations the state publishes figures for, orderlies ranks 408. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $38,240 the take-home is $32,906; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $37,152 would nationally. The average comes to $39,020, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 23 of 47 for orderlies at $38,240. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation North Dakota reports, orderlies ranks 408 of 460, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for orderlies in North Dakota, on $38,240, is $32,906 — equivalent to $37,152 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 $39,020 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Orderlies
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,210 |
| This salary | $38,240 |
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 | $32,906 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,906 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,289 |
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 | $38,240 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,978 |
| 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 orderlies in North Dakota earn under $38,240 and half over. The published range runs $33,170 at the tenth percentile to $43,210 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 $32,906, worked from $38,240. 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 408 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,152 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 408.
- Figures are distribution medians for orderlies in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,170 to $43,210; 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 $32,906, on $38,240 for work ranking 408 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 408 of 460 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,152, worked from $38,240, 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 408 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,170 at the bottom tenth to $43,210 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 $37,152 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 $32,906 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,170 to $43,210) 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 $37,152 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 $32,906 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.