North Dakota Paycheck Calculator

North Dakota has one of the lightest state income tax burdens in the country: wages are taxed at just 1.95% and 2.5% above a generous exempt threshold (over $57,000/year for single filers), using the filing status from your federal Form W-4 directly — North Dakota has no state-specific withholding form.

Pay type

Annual salary

Pay frequency

State

Federal filing status (W-4 Step 1)

Multiple jobs or spouse works (W-4 Step 2 checkbox)Check if you hold more than one job or file jointly and your spouse also works.

W-4 Steps 3–4: dependents, other income, deductions

Dependents credit (Step 3, annual)

$2,000 per qualifying child under 17.

Other income (Step 4a, annual)

Deductions beyond standard (Step 4b, annual)

Extra withholding (Step 4c, per paycheck)

Benefits & deductions (per paycheck)

Your age

Only used to check 401(k)/HSA catch-up contribution limits — optional.

Traditional 401(k)

HSA contribution

HSA coverage type

Family coverage has a higher IRS contribution limit.

Health FSA

Health insurance premiums

Post-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), garnishments, and other after-tax amounts.

Estimated take-home pay

$2,356per biweekly paycheck

$61,254 per year ·

Take-home 81.7%Federal 10.2%FICA 7.7%State 0.5%

In a no-income-tax state like Texas, the same pay would take home about $338 more per year.

North Dakota withholding uses the 2020-or-later federal Form W-4 filing status directly (no separate state form or allowances) with a 2-bracket schedule (1.95%/2.5%) on annualized federal taxable wages, and rounds the final per-period withholding to the nearest whole dollar. North Dakota has no local income taxes.

How North Dakota taxes your paycheck in 2026

State income tax: 1.95% – 2.5%, 2 brackets
Tax-free threshold (2026, single): $57,625/year
State withholding form: None (uses your federal W-4 filing status)

2026 North Dakota withholding rate schedule (single, annual)

Rendered from the same data file the calculator computes with.

Taxable income	Rate
$0 – $57,625	0%
$57,625 – $258,450	1.95%
Over $258,450	2.5%

North Dakota paycheck FAQs

How low is North Dakota's income tax really?

Very low. After a large exempt amount (over $57,000/year for single filers, over $78,000 for head of household), wages are taxed at just 1.95%, rising to 2.5% only above roughly $258,000 (single). It's among the lowest top marginal rates of any state that taxes wages at all.

Does North Dakota have its own W-4 form?

No. Employers use the filing status you checked on your federal Form W-4, Step 1(c) — there's no separate North Dakota certificate or allowance count.

What does a $75,000 salary owe in North Dakota state tax?

A single filer earning $75,000/year paid biweekly owes only about $13/paycheck (roughly $338/year) in North Dakota withholding — among the smallest state tax bites in the country at that income.

Tax data verified 2026-07-21 against the official source. See our methodology.