Physician · Bismarck, ND
Physician in Bismarck: $11,672/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Bismarck. Pay is estimated at $243,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Bismarck ranks 39th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 18.7× 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 $11,672 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Minot is the strongest other metro for this job ($11,391 left over a month), and Bismarck still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$11,672
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$243,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
39th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
18.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $243,000.
- Taxes$5,697
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$11,672
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $243,000
- Federal income tax
- −$50,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,829
- State income tax (ND)
- −$3,509
- Take-home pay
- $174,640
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
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
$20,250 gross, minus $5,697 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$11,672
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minot, $11,391/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Bismarck?
$243,000 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Bismarck?
$11,672 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 18.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Bismarck leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Minot at $11,391 a month.