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North Dakota Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against North Dakota-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. North Dakota is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

North Dakota Salaries

How North Dakota salaries compare to the national market

North Dakota trade wages run about 3% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.97 North Dakota wage index to national medians. The Bakken still sets the top of the market, oilfield, midstream and gas-processing work in the northwest pays travelling scale with housing allowances, while Fargo's healthcare, manufacturing and data-centre construction carries the eastern half of the state. On the tax side, North Dakota withholds 0% / 1.95% / 2.5%, with no local wage tax on top.

North Dakota: north dakota salary calculator — North Dakota wage index 0.97× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~3% below, State income tax 0% / 1.95% / 2.5%. Simplified outline of North Dakota, stylised and not to scale.
Simplified outline of North Dakota — a stylised shape, not to scale.
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North Dakota trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

North Dakota-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.97 North Dakota wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeNorth Dakota median / yrNational medianNorth Dakota / hr
Electrician$61,290$63,190$29.47
Plumber$61,890$63,800$29.75
HVAC Technician$59,180$61,010$28.45
Pipefitter$61,890$63,800$29.75
Ironworker$60,900$62,780$29.28
Carpenter$58,760$60,580$28.25

Trade pay by North Dakota metro

Local BLS medians vs the North Dakota state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Williston-Bakken$66,1901.08× state
Fargo$61,9001.01× state
Bismarck$60,6800.99× state
Grand Forks$58,8400.96× state
Is Bakken oilfield work still worth relocating for?

For the right trades, yes, though it is a steadier and less frantic market than the 2012 boom. Midstream, gas-processing and pipeline maintenance work in the northwest pays well above the state median and typically comes with housing or per diem, and it favours pipefitters, welders, electricians and instrumentation technicians. Housing in Williston is no longer the constraint it once was.

How accurate is the North Dakota benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a North Dakota wage index (0.97×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Williston-Bakken scale runs above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the North Dakota salary guide.

Does a North Dakota salary go as far as the number suggests?

Not entirely. North Dakota withholds 0% / 1.95% / 2.5% from every paycheck, with no local wage tax on top, which costs roughly $1,625 a year on a $65,000 salary before any local layer. That is why a gross figure here is not directly comparable with one from a no-income-tax state; run both through the North Dakota paycheck calculator to compare take-home.

What is the median trade salary in North Dakota?

It varies by role: the North Dakota electrician median is about $61,290, plumbers $61,890, HVAC technicians $59,180, and pipefitters $61,890 (BLS OEWS May 2025, North Dakota-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the North Dakota wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.97 North Dakota factor to localise them, reflecting that North Dakota gross pay runs about 3% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which North Dakota metros pay trades the most?

Williston and the Bakken counties pay the most by a clear margin, roughly 8% above the state figure before housing and per diem terms, because the workforce is largely imported. Fargo sits just above the state median on commercial and healthcare work, Bismarck at parity, and Grand Forks lowest.

Do North Dakota trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. North Dakota requires 1.5x after 40 hours a week. Bakken rotations and a compressed winter-constrained construction season make long scheduled weeks the norm, so overtime is a large share of annual earnings in the west. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.97 North Dakota wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner · Job Service North Dakota. Reviewed 2026-07-25 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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