Registered nurse · Grand Forks, ND

Registered nurse in Grand Forks: $2,593/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Grand Forks at $79,070 a year. About 1,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $66,380 and the 90th is $97,850. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,593 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, at $3,635 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,593

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,070

$66,380 to $97,850

Rent (1 bd)

$924

$1,100 (2 bd)

Employment

1,280

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

319th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,070.

Taxes$1,281
Rent$924
Other living costs$1,791
Left over$2,593

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,070
Federal income tax: −$9,009
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,049
State income tax (ND): −$312
Take-home pay: $63,700
Effective tax rate: 19.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $924
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,715

Left over each month

$6,589 gross, minus $1,281 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.

$2,593

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 Grand Forks?

$79,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,593 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

St. Cloud, about 191 miles away, leaves $3,635 a month, more than Grand Forks.