Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,359
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$5,201
13.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,535
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
$37,560
Kept after tax
$32,359
Worth in national money
$36,535
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 19 of 51 states for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, with a middle wage of $37,560. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within North Dakota this is lower-paid work. Of 460 occupations the state publishes figures for, shuttle drivers and chauffeurs ranks 416. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $37,560 the take-home is $32,359; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,535 would nationally. The average comes to $40,360, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Dakota ranks 19 of 51 for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs at $37,560. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation North Dakota reports, shuttle drivers and chauffeurs ranks 416 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.
- Post-tax income for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in North Dakota, on $37,560, is $32,359 — equivalent to $36,535 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 $40,360 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,600 |
| This salary | $37,560 |
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 | $32,359 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,359 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,234 |
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 | $37,560 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,912 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $37,560 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,560 and the ninetieth is $52,600 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $32,359 take-home in North Dakota comes from $37,560. 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 416 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 $36,535, the adjusted value of that $37,560 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 416 of 460 in the state.
- The North Dakota median of $37,560 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,560 to $52,600. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $32,359, from $37,560, 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 416 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $36,535 — the adjusted value of that $37,560 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 416 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $40,360, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,560 at the tenth percentile, $52,600 at the ninetieth.
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 $36,535 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, $32,359 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 $40,360. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,560 to $52,600) 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 $36,535 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 $32,359 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.