Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,906
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$5,334
13.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,152
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
$38,240
Kept after tax
$32,906
Worth in national money
$37,152
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. North Dakota's middle earner gets $38,240, putting the state 11 of 51 — about 3.97% ahead of the national figure.
- Against 460 occupations North Dakota publishes, this job lands at 407. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $38,240 the take-home is $32,906; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $37,152 would nationally. The average comes to $38,830, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For teaching assistants, except postsecondary, North Dakota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $38,240, ranking 11 of 51 and running about 3.97% 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.
- Within North Dakota, this work ranks 407 of 460 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in North Dakota, on $38,240, is $32,906 — equivalent to $37,152 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 $38,830 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,260 |
| This salary | $38,240 |
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 | $32,906 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,906 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,289 |
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 | $38,240 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,978 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,240 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,130 and the ninetieth is $46,260 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $32,906, from $38,240, 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 407 of 460 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,152 uses one figure for the whole of North Dakota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 460 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 407.
- The North Dakota median of $38,240 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,130 to $46,260. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $32,906 from $38,240. 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 407 of 460 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,152, worked from $38,240, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular North Dakota address, on work sitting at 407 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,130 and the top tenth $46,260, so most people doing this work in North Dakota sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $37,152 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, $32,906 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,130 to $46,260) 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 $37,152 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 $32,906 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.