Training and Development Specialists in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,009
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$10,251
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,849
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
$63,260
Kept after tax
$53,009
Worth in national money
$59,849
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Dakota is 33 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $63,260. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 195 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $63,260 you keep $53,009, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $59,849 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $70,280, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Dakota ranks 33 of 51 for training and development specialists at $63,260. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 195 of 460 in North Dakota places training and development specialists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for training and development specialists on $63,260 is $53,009. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $59,849 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 $70,280 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Training and Development Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,200 |
| This salary | $63,260 |
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 | $53,009 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,009 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,298 |
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 | $63,260 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,858 |
| 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 $63,260. The published range is $47,770 up to $98,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $53,009, from $63,260, 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 195 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 $59,849, the adjusted value of that $63,260 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 195 of 460 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for training and development specialists in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,770 to $98,200. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $53,009 from $63,260. 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 195 of 460 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $59,849 — the adjusted value of that $63,260 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 195 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 $70,280 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 $47,770 at the bottom tenth to $98,200 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 $59,849 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and North Dakota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $53,009 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $70,280. 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 ($47,770) and the ninetieth ($98,200) 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 $59,849 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 $53,009 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.