Project Management Specialists in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,863
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$20,297
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$85,651
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
$96,160
Kept after tax
$75,863
Worth in national money
$85,651
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 32 of 51 states for project management specialists, with a middle wage of $96,160. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 460 occupations North Dakota reports, project management specialists comes in at 61 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $96,160 the take-home is $75,863; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $85,651 would nationally. The average comes to $100,790, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 32 of 51 for project management specialists at $96,160. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Project management specialists ranks 61 of 460 occupations by median in North Dakota, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for project management specialists in North Dakota, on $96,160, is $75,863 — equivalent to $85,651 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 $100,790 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Project Management Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $139,320 |
| This salary | $96,160 |
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 | $75,863 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,479 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,949 |
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 | $95,285 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$9,599 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $96,160 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $62,300 and the ninetieth is $139,320 — 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 $75,863, worked from $96,160. 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 61 of 460.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $85,651, the adjusted value of that $96,160 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 61 of 460 in the state.
- The North Dakota median of $96,160 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $62,300 to $139,320. 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 $75,863, on $96,160 for work ranking 61 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 61 of 460 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $85,651 — the adjusted value of that $96,160 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 61 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 $100,790 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 $62,300 at the bottom tenth to $139,320 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $85,651.
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 $75,863.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $100,790. 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 ($62,300) and the ninetieth ($139,320) 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 $85,651 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 $75,863 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.