Phlebotomists in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,290
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$7,140
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,488
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
$47,430
Kept after tax
$40,290
Worth in national money
$45,488
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for phlebotomists. The middle earner takes $47,430, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 4.86% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 344.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,430 you keep $40,290, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $45,488 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $47,990, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Dakota ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for phlebotomists, at $47,430 — about 4.86% 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.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, phlebotomists sits at 344 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.
- After federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for phlebotomists on $47,430 is $40,290. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $45,488 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $47,990 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,290 |
| This salary | $47,430 |
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 | $40,290 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,290 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,027 |
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 | $47,430 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,870 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,430 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,840 and the ninetieth is $58,290 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Dakota's $40,290, worked from $47,430. 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 344 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $45,488 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 344.
- The North Dakota median of $47,430 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,840 to $58,290. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The North Dakota take-home of $40,290, on $47,430 for work ranking 344 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 344 of 460 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,488, worked from $47,430, 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 344 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $33,840 and the top tenth $58,290, so most people doing this work in North Dakota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $45,488.
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, $40,290 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 ($33,840 to $58,290) 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 $45,488 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 $40,290 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.