Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,789
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$7,751
15.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,310
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
$50,540
Kept after tax
$42,789
Worth in national money
$48,310
State rank
19
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 19 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $50,540. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 305.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,540 the take-home is $42,789; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $48,310 would nationally. The average comes to $50,920, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 19 of 49 for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics at $50,540. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 305 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in North Dakota, on $50,540, is $42,789 — equivalent to $48,310 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 $50,920 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,900 |
| This salary | $50,540 |
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 | $42,789 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,789 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,277 |
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 | $50,540 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,172 |
| 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in North Dakota earn under $50,540 and half over. The published range runs $41,630 at the tenth percentile to $60,900 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $42,789 take-home in North Dakota comes from $50,540. 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 305 of 460.
- Two cautions on $48,310, the adjusted value of that $50,540 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 305 of 460 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,630 to $60,900; 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.
- Retained pay of $42,789, from $50,540, 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 305 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 49 for it.
- This $48,310 adjusted figure, worked from $50,540, 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 305 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 305 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $41,630 at the tenth percentile, $60,900 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $48,310.
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, $42,789 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,630 to $60,900) 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 $48,310 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 $42,789 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.