Registered nurse · Albany, OR

Registered nurse in Albany: $3,014/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Albany at $111,920 a year. About 580 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $92,130 and the 90th is $138,850. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,014 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 118 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,014

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,920

$92,130 to $138,850

Rent (1 bd)

$1,271

$1,513 (2 bd)

Employment

580

Location quotient 0.56

Pay rank

37th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $111,920.

Taxes$2,838
Rent$1,271
Other living costs$2,204
Left over$3,014

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,920
Federal income tax: −$16,236
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,562
State income tax (OR): −$9,252
Take-home pay: $77,870
Effective tax rate: 30.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,271
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $630
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,475

Left over each month

$9,327 gross, minus $2,838 in tax and $3,475 in living costs.

$3,014

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Albany?

$111,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,014 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 118 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Albany.