Registered nurse · Atlantic City, NJ

Registered nurse in Atlantic City: $2,533/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Atlantic City at $99,320 a year. About 3,400 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $82,270 and the 90th is $121,830. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,654/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,533 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 210 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,533

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,320

$82,270 to $121,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,654

$1,969 (2 bd)

Employment

3,400

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

87th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $99,320.

Taxes$2,100
Rent$1,654
Other living costs$1,990
Left over$2,533

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,320
Federal income tax: −$13,464
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,598
State income tax (NJ): −$4,137
Take-home pay: $74,121
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,654
Groceries: $398
Getting around: $546
Healthcare: $448
Utilities and internet: $249
Everything else: $349
Total spending: $3,644

Left over each month

$8,277 gross, minus $2,100 in tax and $3,644 in living costs.

$2,533

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,162/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Atlantic City?

$99,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,400 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,533 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,654, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Binghamton, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than Atlantic City.