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Nurse Practitioner Salary in North Dakota (2026)

The average Nurse Practitioner in North Dakota earns around $138,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $103,151/year ($8,596/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$103,151
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$8,596
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,967
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$50/hr
Federal Tax
$21,854
State Tax
$2,438
FICA Taxes
$10,557
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

25.25%
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Nurse Practitioner Salary Ranges in North Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$138,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$220,000

/year

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Not all Nurse Practitioners earn the same — not even close

North Dakota's nurse practitioner market is anchored by ND NP Full Practice Authority since 2011 (NDCC §43-12.1 + HB 1364 + the substantial ND NP independent practice + the substantial ND NP rural + reservation NP practice + the substantial ND NP own clinic ownership), Sanford Health Bismarck + Fargo (multi-state Sanford ND-SD-MN-IA), Essentia Health Fargo + Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Catholic multi-state, Altru Health Grand Forks (substantial regional NP), CHI St. Alexius Bismarck CommonSpirit + Trinity Health Minot NP, the substantial Indian Health Service IHS ND reservation NP (Standing Rock + Spirit Lake + Three Affiliated Tribes + Turtle Mountain IHS NP), the substantial ND rural NP practice serving Bakken oilfield + Eastern ND + Western ND, VA Fargo + VA Bismarck VAHCS NP, plus UND College of Nursing DNP + NDSU College of Nursing DNP + Frontier Nursing University ND residents pipeline.

Senior NP Owner / Independent Practice

$108,000–$172,000+ profit

ND FPA since 2011 · NP own primary care + women + mental health clinic ownership

Senior FNP (Sanford / Essentia / Altru / CHI)

$92,000–$132,000+ bonus

Family NP at ND health systems + community health · panel-based primary care

Senior Acute Care NP (Sanford Level 2 / Essentia / Altru)

$105,000–$145,000+ bonus

AGACNP at Sanford Bismarck Level 2 + Essentia + Altru + CHI · acute care

Senior PMHNP (Mental Health)

$108,000–$155,000+ bonus

PMHNP at ND behavioral health + the substantial ND rural + reservation psychiatric NP demand

Senior Pediatric NP (Sanford Children Fargo)

$98,000–$135,000+ bonus

PNP at Sanford Children Hospital Fargo · the substantial ND pediatric NP

Senior IHS Reservation NP

$108,000–$148,000+ loan repayment + housing

Standing Rock + Spirit Lake + MHA Nation + Turtle Mountain IHS · NHSC + LRP + housing

Senior Rural NP (Bakken / Western ND)

$98,000–$138,000+ loan repayment

Rural NP at Bakken oilfield + Western ND + Eastern ND · NHSC + ND Loan Repayment

Senior Federal Civilian NP (VA Fargo / Bismarck)

$105,000–$148,000

VA Fargo + VA Bismarck VAHCS + Minot AFB + Grand Forks AFB · GS-13 federal civilian NP

Senior School / Occupational NP

$78,000–$115,000

ND public schools + ND Workforce Safety & Insurance WSI + occupational health NP

New NP (0-2 yrs)

$78,000–$108,000

New grad NP at Sanford + Essentia + Altru residency programs · entry NP band

Worth knowing: North Dakota NP Full Practice Authority since 2011 + the substantial ND rural + Bakken oilfield NP practice is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state FPA + rural + Bakken NP anchor and a feature most national NP surveys understate for ND. ND NP FPA (NDCC §43-12.1 + HB 1364 + the substantial ND NP independent practice authority since 2011 + the substantial ND NP own clinic ownership + the substantial ND NP independent prescribing + the substantial ND NP independent diagnosis + treatment + the substantial ND NP rural + community health independent practice serving Bakken oilfield + Williston + Watford City + Stanley + Western ND + Eastern ND + the substantial ND NP reservation independent practice serving 5 ND reservations + the substantial ND NP rural primary care expansion post-Bakken boom) supports distinctive ND NP independent practice economics. Senior independent NP clinic owners clear $108-172K+ profit. The substantial Indian Health Service IHS ND reservation NP (Standing Rock IHS + Spirit Lake IHS + Three Affiliated Tribes IHS New Town + Turtle Mountain IHS Belcourt + the substantial Sisseton-Wahpeton cross-border + the substantial IHS Loan Repayment Program LRP + IHS Scholarship + housing). Sanford + Essentia + Altru + CHI St. Alexius + Trinity Health Minot + VA Fargo + VA Bismarck federal civilian NP. ND flat 1.95%/2.5% top + ND RTW since 1948 anchor the ND NP proposition.

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