Financial analyst · Fargo, ND

Financial analyst in Fargo: $2,701/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Fargo at $79,930 a year. About 160 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $51,750 and the 90th is $141,240. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($885/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,701 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 234 miles away, at $3,671 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,701

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,930

$51,750 to $141,240

Rent (1 bd)

$885

$1,054 (2 bd)

Employment

160

Location quotient 0.46

Pay rank

253rd of 319

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $79,930.

Taxes$1,303
Rent$885
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$2,701

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,930
Federal income tax: −$9,199
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,115
State income tax (ND): −$329
Take-home pay: $64,288
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $885
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $505
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,656

Left over each month

$6,661 gross, minus $1,303 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.

$2,701

Rank every metro for a financial analyst

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $3,671/mo.

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Questions

What does a financial analyst make in Fargo?

$79,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Fargo?

$2,701 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 234 miles away, leaves $3,671 a month, more than Fargo.