Registered nurse · Fargo, ND

Registered nurse in Fargo: $2,826/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Fargo at $82,120 a year. About 4,790 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $69,620 and the 90th is $103,480. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× 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 $2,826 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 149 miles away, at $3,635 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,826

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,120

$69,620 to $103,480

Rent (1 bd)

$885

$1,054 (2 bd)

Employment

4,790

Location quotient 1.48

Pay rank

241st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,120.

Taxes$1,361
Rent$885
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$2,826

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,120
Federal income tax: −$9,680
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,282
State income tax (ND): −$371
Take-home pay: $65,786
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

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

$6,843 gross, minus $1,361 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.

$2,826

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $3,635/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Fargo?

$82,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,790 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,826 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

St. Cloud, about 149 miles away, leaves $3,635 a month, more than Fargo.