Concerning: Salary Needed To Make A Living Wage In North Dakota

How much money do you need to earn to make a "Living Wage" in North Dakota?

Money, you can't buy happiness with it (supposedly). You can't take it with you when you leave this earth. You hear over and over that money is the root of all evil.

I guess I wouldn't know these things because I'm a radio announcer/content creator and I admittedly don't make CEO kind of money.

I'm not complaining because I do okay, but like most people it seems like I'm always living paycheck to paycheck. It sure would be nice to get ahead a little and not gasp every time something on your vehicle breaks.

Go Banking Rates came out with an article last year, about what you need to earn in each state to make a "living wage".

To be honest, it's downright concerning in North Dakota. First of all, the average median salary in North Dakota is $58,382, according to Income By The Zipcode.

The income needed to make a living wage in North Dakota is $52,807.

That's according to again, Go Banking Rates, but their data is based on 2021. I feel like there has been an explosion in the prices of everything since then. Just about everything has skyrocketed in price, including housing, cars, groceries, rising health care costs, and gas.

I suspect the actual money needed to make a living wage in North Dakota is significantly higher now.

Even with those numbers being accurate, if you do the math from $58K for the average median income and $52K needed to make a living wage, that doesn't give you a lot of money left over in my opinion. Not much of a cushion.

Overall, North Dakota ranks as the 24th cheapest of all 50 states with $52,807 needed to make a living wage.

Both Minnesota and South Dakota fared a little better than we did in the Peace Garden State.

In Minnesota, you need to make $51,668 which came out as the 21st cheapest place to make a living wage.

In South Dakota, you need to make $52,095 which came out as the 22nd cheapest place to make a living wage.

Montana is a little more expensive than North Dakota. You need to make $57,056 to make a living wage. That's good for the 31st cheapest place to live.

Hawaii is the most expensive place to live in America. You need to make $112,411 to make a living wage.

Mississippi is the cheapest place to live in America. You need to make $45,906 to make a living wage.