School Bus Monitors in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,099
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$5,381
14.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,369
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
$38,480
Kept after tax
$33,099
Worth in national money
$37,369
State rank
8
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for school bus monitors is strong here. North Dakota's middle earner gets $38,480, putting the state 8 of 50 — about 9.63% ahead of the national figure.
- Within North Dakota this is lower-paid work. Of 460 occupations the state publishes figures for, school bus monitors ranks 406. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $38,480 you keep $33,099, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $37,369 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $38,170, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For school bus monitors, North Dakota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $38,480, ranking 8 of 50 and running about 9.63% 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.
- Against every occupation North Dakota reports, school bus monitors ranks 406 of 460, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for school bus monitors on $38,480 is $33,099. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $37,369 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 $38,170 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: School Bus Monitors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,720 |
| This salary | $38,480 |
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 | $33,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,099 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,308 |
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 | $38,480 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,001 |
| 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 school bus monitors in North Dakota earn under $38,480 and half over. The published range runs $33,070 at the tenth percentile to $45,720 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Dakota's $33,099, worked from $38,480. 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 406 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 $37,369, the adjusted value of that $38,480 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 406 of 460 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for school bus monitors in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,070 to $45,720; 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.
- The North Dakota take-home of $33,099, on $38,480 for work ranking 406 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 406 of 460 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $37,369 — the adjusted value of that $38,480 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 406 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $33,070 at the tenth percentile, $45,720 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,369.
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 $33,099.
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 50 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 ($33,070 to $45,720) 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 $37,369 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 $33,099 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.