Registered nurse · Allentown, PA

Registered nurse in Allentown: $2,857/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Allentown at $101,440 a year. About 10,860 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $78,280 and the 90th is $118,070. Pay ranks 66th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,857 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 204 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,857

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,440

$78,280 to $118,070

Rent (1 bd)

$1,431

$1,704 (2 bd)

Employment

10,860

Location quotient 1.32

Pay rank

66th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $101,440.

Taxes$2,152
Rent$1,431
Other living costs$2,014
Left over$2,857

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,440
Federal income tax: −$13,931
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,760
State income tax (PA): −$3,114
City / county wage tax: −$1,014
Take-home pay: $75,620
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,431
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,445

Left over each month

$8,453 gross, minus $2,152 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.

$2,857

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,163/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Allentown?

$101,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,860 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,857 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 204 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Allentown.