Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,146
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$10,284
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,003
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
$63,430
Kept after tax
$53,146
Worth in national money
$60,003
State rank
35
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $63,430, ranking 35 of 48 states — about 18.3% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 194.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $63,430 the take-home is $53,146; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $60,003 would nationally. The average comes to $69,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 35 of 48 for postsecondary teachers, all other, with a median of $63,430 — about 18.3% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, postsecondary teachers, all other sits at 194 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 postsecondary teachers, all other in North Dakota, on $63,430, is $53,146 — equivalent to $60,003 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 $69,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $15,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,270 |
| This salary | $63,430 |
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 | $53,146 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,146 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,312 |
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 | $63,430 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,901 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,430 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $15,490 and the ninetieth is $122,270 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $53,146 take-home in North Dakota comes from $63,430. 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 194 of 460.
- Two cautions on $60,003, the adjusted value of that $63,430 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 194 of 460 locally.
- The North Dakota median of $63,430 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $15,490 to $122,270. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $53,146, from $63,430, 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 194 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 48 for it.
- This $60,003 adjusted figure, worked from $63,430, 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 194 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 194 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $69,700 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $15,490 at the bottom tenth to $122,270 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Dakota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $60,003 in national terms.
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 $53,146.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 $69,700. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($15,490) and the ninetieth ($122,270) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $60,003 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 $53,146 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.