How much does a Financial Analyst make in North Dakota?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $75,000 for Financial Analysts in North Dakota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $64,310 and the 75th-percentile is $93,500.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Financial Analyst salary in North Dakota?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 88.2 for North Dakota), the real-wage equivalent is $85,059 — what the $75,000 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $72,935 to $106,040.

How are North Dakota Financial Analyst salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

Why is the BEA RPP for North Dakota different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. North Dakota's overall index of 88.2 reflects rents 69.3, services 75.0, and goods 97.0.

Where does North Dakota rank for Financial Analyst pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, North Dakota ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

How wide is the wage spread in North Dakota?

P10 to P90 spans $55,630 to $107,370. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

North Dakota Financial Analyst Salary: BLS $75K Median, Real $85K (2026)

TL;DR

$75,000 is the BLS median wage for Financial Analysts in North Dakota; $85,059 is the BEA-adjusted purchasing-power equivalent.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $55,630 · P25 $64,310 · P75 $93,500 · P90 $107,370.
Low BEA RPP (88.2) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $10,059.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #43 of 51; nominal rank is #48.

Wage breakdown — North Dakota

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$55,630	$63,091
P25 (lower quartile)	$64,310	$72,935
P50 (median)	$75,000	$85,059
P75 (upper quartile)	$93,500	$106,040
P90 (top tier)	$107,370	$121,771
Mean	$80,520	$91,319
Employment	330 Financial Analysts in North Dakota

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	North Dakota index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	88.2
Goods	97.0
Services	75.0
Rents	69.3

North Dakota sits below the national baseline (RPP 88.2), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 69.3.

After-tax take-home — North Dakota (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Financial Analyst)	$75,000	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$7,747	10.3% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$236	0–2.5% (graduated, 2026)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$5,738	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$61,280	81.7% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$69,498	÷ (88.2 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the North Dakota state-tax burden means for Financial Analyst take-home

North Dakota's state tax is light at this income tier (~0.3% effective). The bigger compensation lever is the below-baseline cost of living (RPP 88.2), which lifts real take-home above nominal after-tax — net real after-tax $69,498.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $101,350 for Financial Analysts with mean pay of $116,490 and total employment of 340,580. North Dakota sits at #48 on nominal pay and #43 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, North Dakota climbs 5 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Financial Analyst make in North Dakota?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $75,000 for Financial Analysts in North Dakota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $64,310 and the 75th-percentile is $93,500.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Financial Analyst salary in North Dakota?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 88.2 for North Dakota), the real-wage equivalent is $85,059 — what the $75,000 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $72,935 to $106,040.
How are North Dakota Financial Analyst salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
Why is the BEA RPP for North Dakota different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. North Dakota's overall index of 88.2 reflects rents 69.3, services 75.0, and goods 97.0.
Where does North Dakota rank for Financial Analyst pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, North Dakota ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
How wide is the wage spread in North Dakota?: P10 to P90 spans $55,630 to $107,370. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 13-2051, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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