Physician · Fargo, ND
Physician in Fargo: $11,021/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Fargo. Pay is estimated at $226,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Fargo ranks 112th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 21.3× 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 $11,021 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 190 miles away, at $11,672 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$11,021
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$226,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$885
$1,054 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
112th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
21.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $226,500.
- Taxes$5,198
- Rent$885
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$11,021
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $226,500
- Federal income tax
- −$44,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,441
- State income tax (ND)
- −$3,187
- Take-home pay
- $164,129
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
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
$18,875 gross, minus $5,198 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.
$11,021
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $11,672/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Fargo?
$226,500 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 Fargo?
$11,021 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 21.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Bismarck, about 190 miles away, leaves $11,672 a month, more than Fargo.