High school teacher · Fargo, ND

High school teacher in Fargo: $1,562/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Fargo at $60,460 a year. About 770 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $46,590 and the 90th is $81,310. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× 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 $1,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 149 miles away, at $2,093 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,562

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,460

$46,590 to $81,310

Rent (1 bd)

$885

$1,054 (2 bd)

Employment

770

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

289th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,460.

Taxes$820
Rent$885
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$1,562

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,460
Federal income tax: −$5,217
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,625
State income tax (ND): None
Take-home pay: $50,618
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

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

$5,038 gross, minus $820 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.

$1,562

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $2,093/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Fargo?

$60,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Fargo?

$1,562 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

St. Cloud, about 149 miles away, leaves $2,093 a month, more than Fargo.