Paramedics in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,254
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$10,066
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,996
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
$62,320
Kept after tax
$52,254
Worth in national money
$58,996
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 20 of 51 states for paramedics, with a middle wage of $62,320. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Paramedics ranks 203 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $62,320 the take-home is $52,254; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $58,996 would nationally. The average comes to $63,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 20 of 51 for paramedics at $62,320. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 203 of 460 in North Dakota places paramedics 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 paramedics in North Dakota, on $62,320, is $52,254 — equivalent to $58,996 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 $63,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Paramedics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,440 |
| This salary | $62,320 |
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 | $52,254 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,254 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,223 |
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 | $62,320 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,620 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Dakota earn less than $62,320. The published range is $48,270 up to $75,440, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $52,254, from $62,320, 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 203 of 460 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $58,996, the adjusted value of that $62,320 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 203 of 460 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for paramedics in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,270 to $75,440. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $52,254 from $62,320. 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 203 of 460 locally.
- This $58,996 adjusted figure, worked from $62,320, 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 203 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 203 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,270 at the bottom tenth to $75,440 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 $58,996 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 $52,254.
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 ($48,270 to $75,440) 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 $58,996 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 $52,254 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.