Registered nurse · Albany, GA
Registered nurse in Albany: $2,392/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Albany at $80,390 a year. The 10th percentile is $64,980 and the 90th is $115,430. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,392 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 145 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,392
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,390
$64,980 to $115,430
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
290th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,390.
- Taxes$1,583
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$2,392
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,390
- Federal income tax
- −$9,300
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,150
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,549
- Take-home pay
- $61,391
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$6,699 gross, minus $1,583 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$2,392
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Albany?
$80,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Albany?
$2,392 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Atlanta, about 145 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Albany.