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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Grand Forks, ND

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Grand Forks, ND-MN earns $60,160 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,135 a month.

10th percentile
$56,930
25th percentile
$56,930
Median percentile
$60,160
75th percentile
$73,620
90th percentile
$81,890

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,160
Federal income tax−$5,039
Social Security + Medicare−$4,602
North Dakota income tax (approx.)−$902
Monthly take-home$4,135
Every two weeks$1,908

Does it go far here?

$69,418Median pay in Grand Forks, ND is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.7 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Forks, ND

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$85,420
Registered Nurses$79,070
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,360
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$51,850
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,260
Construction Laborers$49,070
Office Clerks, General$48,570

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