Lawyer · Bismarck, ND
Lawyer in Bismarck: $4,134/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Bismarck at $109,010 a year. About 290 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $74,230 and the 90th is $195,080. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,134 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minot, about 100 miles away, at $4,493 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,134
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,010
$74,230 to $195,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
244th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $109,010.
- Taxes$2,069
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$4,134
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,010
- Federal income tax
- −$15,596
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,339
- State income tax (ND)
- −$896
- Take-home pay
- $84,179
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$9,084 gross, minus $2,069 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$4,134
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minot, $4,493/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Bismarck?
$109,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Bismarck?
$4,134 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Minot, about 100 miles away, leaves $4,493 a month, more than Bismarck.