North Dakota · rates effective Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026 · verified 2026-08-09

North Dakota Paycheck Calculator 2026

1.95-2.5% state brackets on taxable wages in North Dakota — no local income tax, no state payroll deduction.

North Dakota taxes nothing on the first $49,575 of taxable income for a single filer, then 1.95%. The state's own withholding booklet prints a worked example that its own table contradicts - we replay the table, and we publish the gap.

Official 2026 tables, never copied Sources stamped & dated 99 golden tests before publish
CE By the Calceva data desk · Verified against official sources · Updated 2026-08-09 · 3 min read
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Take-home pay after every 2026 tax on this page.
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Jan 1 · 2026 tables take effectAug 9 · verified against the official documentAug 23 · all 2 sources re-checked automatically
Your pay
Before-tax money you set aside

401(k) money skips income tax but still pays Social Security and Medicare. Health premiums through your employer skip both.

North Dakota per Form W-4 (federal), used unchanged for North Dakota withholding

North Dakota taxable income starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction applies before this schedule. There is no separate state standard deduction and no personal exemption.

Click any line to see exactly how it is computed, straight from the official documents.

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The auditor’s desk

Audit your actual pay stub

Type what your stub prints; every line is recomputed from the official 2026 formulas, in your browser only.

Educational reconciliation, not tax advice. Withholding legitimately varies with your exact W-4 entries; your final bill is set by your return.

The audit report appears here, line by line, stamped.

$49,575
of taxable income taxed at 0%, single filer
1.95%
the rate above that, up to $250,400
1.50%
flat rate on a separately paid bonus
0
local income taxes anywhere in North Dakota

North Dakota withholding rates for 2026

Taxable wages (single filer)Rate
$0 to $49,5750%
$49,575 to $250,4001.95%
over $250,4002.5%

Single-filer standard deduction: $16,100.

Read from ND Office of State Tax Commissioner, Form ND-1ES 2026, page 2, 2026 Tax Rate Schedule (PDF read in full, 6 p.) on 2026-08-09. Every figure above is taken from that document; nothing here is our estimate.

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The mechanics

How a North Dakota paycheck works in 2026

In 2026, North Dakota applies 1.95-2.5% as its state brackets on taxable wages. What moves your take-home pay most is federal: income tax brackets, Social Security at 6.2% up to the wage cap, and Medicare at 1.45%. This calculator applies the exact official formulas, sourced below.

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Questions people ask about North Dakota paychecks

Does my city take anything extra out of a North Dakota paycheck?

No. No city or county in North Dakota adds a wage tax on top of the state and federal lines.

How accurate is this calculator?

It applies the official 2026 formulas from the documents stamped below. Your paycheck withholding can differ based on your W-4 entries, then settles at your tax return.

Is my 401(k) contribution taxed here?

No. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out before income tax. They still pay Social Security and Medicare.

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Where these numbers come from

We never copy another calculator. Each rate is read from the official document, dated, and re-checked when agencies publish changes. This page's paper trail:

Verified
2026-08-09
ND Office of State Tax Commissioner, Form ND-1ES 2026, page 2, 2026 Tax Rate Schedule (PDF read in full, 6 p.) — 2026 individual income tax rate schedule, three brackets with a zero first bracket: 0% up to $49,575 (single), $82,800 (married filing jointly), $41,400 (married filing separately), $66,400 (head of household); then 1.95% to $250,400 / $304,850 / $152,425 / $277,600; then a published base plus 2.50% above. Rates apply to North Dakota taxable income, which starts from federal taxable income.
Verified
2026-08-09
ND Office of State Tax Commissioner, Withholding Rates & Instructions, for wages paid in 2026 (PDF read in full, 57 p.) — 2026 withholding: annual percentage method for Forms W-4 from 2020 or later, three tables (married filing jointly, head of household, single). Withholding starts above $57,500 / $78,475 / $57,625 of annualised wages at 1.95%, then a published base plus 2.50% above $168,525 / $289,675 / $258,450. Supplemental wages paid separately are withheld at a flat 1.50%.
Federal
lines
Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare on this page follow IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, Publication 15 and Publication 15-T, verified 2026-08-07. Our federal engine reproduces 2,175 of 2,175 Publication 15-T cells on every build. The six federal sources, itemised.
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the agency
Reproduces the agency’s own published tables. Every build replays the 2,649 cells of the state’s complete published tables through the same code: 2,649 match. Check them in the official PDF.
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