North Dakota funds its state auditor for 2025–2027

The law sets aside up to $18,185,299, including $12,176,959 from the general fund and $6,008,340 from special funds and federal funds. The budget covers the state auditor’s office and provides for staffing equal to 59 full-time jobs. The total includes $64,000 in one-time funding: $3,000 for costs related to new staff positions, $25,000 for peer review, and $36,000 for moving audit software. The one-time funding includes $50,200 from the general fund and $13,800 from other funds. The one-time funding is excluded from the office’s base budget for 2027–2029. The office must report its use to the budget committees of the seventieth legislative assembly. The budget covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

The state auditor cannot spend the staffing pool directly but may ask the Office of Management and Budget to transfer money into the salaries and wages budget. The restriction applies to the $626,476 pool for new and vacant staff positions. Transfers must follow the guidelines and reporting rules in House Bill 1015 as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly. The restriction applies to the staffing pool in the July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, budget.

The law sets the state auditor’s annual salary at $139,256 through June 30, 2026, and $143,434 thereafter. These amounts apply to the state auditor personally, rather than all employees of the office.