Registered nurse · Bangor, ME

Registered nurse in Bangor: $2,495/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Bangor at $93,940 a year. About 2,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $75,580 and the 90th is $102,660. Pay ranks 126th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,495 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 230 miles away, at $2,629 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,495

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,940

$75,580 to $102,660

Rent (1 bd)

$1,215

$1,447 (2 bd)

Employment

2,190

Location quotient 1.39

Pay rank

126th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $93,940.

Taxes$2,053
Rent$1,215
Other living costs$2,066
Left over$2,495

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,940
Federal income tax: −$12,281
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,186
State income tax (ME): −$5,164
Take-home pay: $69,308
Effective tax rate: 26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,215
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $578
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,281

Left over each month

$7,828 gross, minus $2,053 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.

$2,495

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $2,629/mo.

Registered nurse leftover by city →Best cities for nurses to move to →

Registered nurse nearby

Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Bangor?

$93,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,495 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Manchester, about 230 miles away, leaves $2,629 a month, more than Bangor.