Registered nurse · Akron, OH
Registered nurse in Akron: $2,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Akron at $80,770 a year. About 8,040 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $66,980 and the 90th is $101,210. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 177 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,770
$66,980 to $101,210
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
8,040
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
282nd of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,770.
- Taxes$1,557
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,770
- Federal income tax
- −$9,383
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,179
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,505
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,615
- Take-home pay
- $62,087
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,789
Left over each month
$6,731 gross, minus $1,557 in tax and $2,789 in living costs.
$2,385
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Akron?
$80,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,040 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Akron?
$2,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Flint, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Akron.