Registered nurse · Anchorage, AK

Registered nurse in Anchorage: $3,774/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Anchorage at $115,290 a year. About 4,990 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $85,840 and the 90th is $155,150. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,774 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,427 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,774

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$115,290

$85,840 to $155,150

Rent (1 bd)

$1,392

$1,657 (2 bd)

Employment

4,990

Location quotient 1.30

Pay rank

34th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $115,290.

Taxes$2,150
Rent$1,392
Other living costs$2,292
Left over$3,774

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $115,290
Federal income tax: −$16,978
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,820
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $89,493
Effective tax rate: 22.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,392
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $636
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,684

Left over each month

$9,608 gross, minus $2,150 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.

$3,774

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $3,427/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Anchorage?

$115,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,990 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,774 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $3,427 a month.