Retail Salespersons in North Dakota

The median retail salesperson in North Dakota earns $36,040 a year and keeps $31,138 of it — $2,595 a month.

Take-home pay, North Dakota

$31,138

from $36,040 gross · $1,198 every two weeks · 13.6% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $36,040 gross pay
Take-home$31,13886.4%
Federal income tax$2,1456.0%
Social Security & Medicare$2,7577.6%
Gross pay$36,040100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and North Dakota revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$2,145$0$31,138
Married filing jointly$384$0$32,899
Head of household$1,189$0$32,094

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$39,560$33,96614%
2California$38,440$32,54615%
3Alaska$37,290$32,14314%
4District of Columbia$38,500$31,97117%
5Colorado$37,950$31,71116%
6Vermont$37,400$31,41516%
7Hawaii$37,790$31,36917%
8New Hampshire$36,200$31,26714%
9North Dakota$36,040$31,13814%
10New York$37,720$31,04818%
11New Jersey$36,520$30,96315%
12Connecticut$36,490$30,78316%
13Arizona$35,720$30,39115%
14Montana$36,270$30,37516%
15Maine$36,640$30,28717%
16Minnesota$36,370$30,27617%
17Massachusetts$36,610$29,98618%
18South Dakota$34,370$29,79613%
19Wyoming$34,310$29,74813%
20Nevada$34,190$29,65213%
21Florida$34,010$29,50713%
22Rhode Island$34,860$29,50015%
23Maryland$35,510$29,38917%
24Idaho$35,080$29,36116%
25Oregon$36,770$29,34420%
26Delaware$35,360$29,30617%
27Wisconsin$34,480$29,14915%
28Illinois$35,370$28,99418%
29Utah$33,900$28,85915%
30Michigan$34,640$28,79217%
31Virginia$34,240$28,53717%
32New Mexico$33,300$28,47214%
33Missouri$33,460$28,43015%
34Tennessee$31,950$27,85213%
35Nebraska$31,870$27,19915%
36Kansas$32,180$27,02716%
37Texas$30,800$26,92813%
38Ohio$30,800$26,86313%
39Iowa$31,360$26,83814%
40North Carolina$31,370$26,64315%
41Indiana$31,530$26,61416%
42South Carolina$30,690$26,52714%
43Pennsylvania$31,200$26,29116%
44Georgia$30,840$26,17015%
45Louisiana$29,490$25,37714%
46Oklahoma$29,660$25,15915%
47Arkansas$29,270$25,10314%
48Kentucky$29,650$25,08415%
49Alabama$30,040$25,08017%
50Mississippi$28,640$24,77913%
51West Virginia$28,950$24,74715%

Retail Salespersons in North Dakota: questions

What is the average retail salespersons salary in North Dakota?

The median is $36,040 a year, about $17.33 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of retail salespersons in North Dakota earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $36,040 in North Dakota?

About $31,138 a year — $2,595 a month, or $1,198 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $2,145 federal income tax, $2,757 in Social Security and Medicare, and $0 North Dakota income tax.

Do retail salespersons earn more in North Dakota than elsewhere?

Yes. At $36,040, North Dakota pays $1,670 above the $34,370 median across all states, ranking 17 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 9.

Where do retail salespersons keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($33,966), California ($32,546), Alaska ($32,143). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $36,040 in North Dakota?

13.6% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 19.7%.


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