Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,876
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$13,374
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,731
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
$74,250
Kept after tax
$60,876
Worth in national money
$68,731
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. North Dakota's middle earner gets $74,250, putting the state 13 of 51 — about 3.01% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 142.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $74,250 the take-home is $60,876; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $68,731 would nationally. The average comes to $82,320, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, North Dakota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $74,250, ranking 13 of 51 and running about 3.01% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products sits at 142 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 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in North Dakota, on $74,250, is $60,876 — equivalent to $68,731 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 $82,320 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $131,750 |
| This salary | $74,250 |
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 | $60,876 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,065 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,891 |
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 | $73,982 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,137 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in North Dakota earn under $74,250 and half over. The published range runs $45,060 at the tenth percentile to $131,750 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $60,876, from $74,250, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 142 of 460 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,731, the adjusted value of that $74,250 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 142 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,060 to $131,750; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,876 from $74,250. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 142 of 460 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $68,731 — the adjusted value of that $74,250 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 142 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 $82,320 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 $45,060 at the bottom tenth to $131,750 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in North Dakota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $68,731 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $60,876 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.
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 $82,320. 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 ($45,060) and the ninetieth ($131,750) 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 $68,731 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 $60,876 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.