Roofers in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,181
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,559
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,656
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
$59,740
Kept after tax
$50,181
Worth in national money
$56,656
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. North Dakota pays roofers a middle wage of $59,740, ranking 14 of 51 states and sitting about 7.76% above the national middle.
- Against other work in North Dakota, this sits in the middle: 241 of 460 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $59,740 you keep $50,181, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $56,656 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $60,540, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Dakota's median for roofers is $59,740, about 7.76% above the national figure and 14 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Roofers ranks 241 of 460 occupations in North Dakota by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for roofers on $59,740 is $50,181. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $56,656 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 $60,540 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Roofers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $87,360 |
| This salary | $59,740 |
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 | $50,181 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,181 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,016 |
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 | $59,740 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,066 |
| 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 $59,740. The published range is $46,050 up to $87,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Dakota's $50,181, worked from $59,740. 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 241 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 $56,656, the adjusted value of that $59,740 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 241 of 460 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for roofers in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,050 to $87,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The North Dakota take-home of $50,181, on $59,740 for work ranking 241 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 241 of 460 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $56,656 — the adjusted value of that $59,740 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 241 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,050 at the bottom tenth to $87,360 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $56,656.
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 $50,181.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,050 to $87,360) 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 $56,656 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 $50,181 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.