Nurse practitioner · Fargo, ND

Nurse practitioner in Fargo: $5,540/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Fargo at $130,070 a year. About 490 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $103,490 and the 90th is $162,570. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.2× 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 $5,540 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Grand Forks is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,532 left over a month), and Fargo still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,540

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,070

$103,490 to $162,570

Rent (1 bd)

$885

$1,054 (2 bd)

Employment

490

Location quotient 1.59

Pay rank

172nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $130,070.

Taxes$2,643
Rent$885
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$5,540

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,070
Federal income tax: −$20,464
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,950
State income tax (ND): −$1,306
Take-home pay: $98,349
Effective tax rate: 24.4%

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

$10,839 gross, minus $2,643 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.

$5,540

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $5,532/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Fargo?

$130,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Fargo?

$5,540 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 12.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Fargo leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Grand Forks at $5,532 a month.