Registered nurse · Minot, ND

Registered nurse in Minot: $2,572/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Minot at $80,490 a year. About 620 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $64,990 and the 90th is $95,290. Pay ranks 287th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,572 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 220 miles away, at $2,826 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,572

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,490

$64,990 to $95,290

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

620

Location quotient 0.86

Pay rank

287th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,490.

Taxes$1,318
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,807
Left over$2,572

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,490
Federal income tax: −$9,322
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,157
State income tax (ND): −$340
Take-home pay: $64,671
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,817

Left over each month

$6,708 gross, minus $1,318 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.

$2,572

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,826/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Minot?

$80,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,572 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Fargo, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,826 a month, more than Minot.