North Dakota Salary Guide 2026: Take-Home + Professions

North Dakota has the lowest top income tax rate of any US state that levies one — 2.50% — and a 0% bottom bracket that means a single filer earning up to about $65,675 owes no state income tax at all. HB 1158 of 2023 collapsed the prior 5-bracket schedule into three brackets: 0%, 1.95% and 2.50%. Combined with the Bakken oil-boom economy, the ~$11 billion Legacy Fund providing fiscal stability, federal standard deduction conformity, and no state estate tax, ND has appreciably the most favorable tax structure of any income-tax state for working professionals. — this guide covers pay ranges by profession, take-home after federal + state + FICA, and where North Dakota's highest salaries cluster geographically.