Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,509
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$10,631
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,542
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
$65,140
Kept after tax
$54,509
Worth in national money
$61,542
State rank
23
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $65,140, ranking 23 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 179.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $65,140 you keep $54,509, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $61,542 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $65,990, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Dakota occupies the middle band for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists: a median of $65,140, ranking 23 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists sits at 179 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 probation officers and correctional treatment specialists on $65,140 is $54,509. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $61,542 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 $65,990 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,330 |
| This salary | $65,140 |
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 | $54,509 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,520 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,437 |
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 | $65,126 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,317 |
| 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 $65,140. The published range is $51,200 up to $80,330, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $54,509 take-home in North Dakota comes from $65,140. 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 179 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $61,542 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 179.
- Reported values are medians; for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $51,200 to $80,330. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $54,509, from $65,140, 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 179 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 46 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $61,542, worked from $65,140, 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 179 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $51,200 at the bottom tenth to $80,330 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $61,542 in national terms.
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, $54,509 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($51,200 to $80,330) 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 $61,542 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 $54,509 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.