Registered nurse · Ann Arbor, MI

Registered nurse in Ann Arbor: $3,076/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Ann Arbor at $103,450 a year. About 10,980 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.30). The 10th percentile is $82,680 and the 90th is $135,330. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,076 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 54 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,076

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,450

$82,680 to $135,330

Rent (1 bd)

$1,492

$1,776 (2 bd)

Employment

10,980

Location quotient 2.30

Pay rank

52nd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $103,450.

Taxes$2,290
Rent$1,492
Other living costs$1,763
Left over$3,076

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,450
Federal income tax: −$14,373
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,914
State income tax (MI): −$4,159
City / county wage tax: −$1,035
Take-home pay: $75,970
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,492
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $394
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,255

Left over each month

$8,621 gross, minus $2,290 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.

$3,076

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 Ann Arbor?

$103,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,980 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,076 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 54 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Ann Arbor.