Registered nurse · Battle Creek, MI

Registered nurse in Battle Creek: $3,166/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Battle Creek at $97,520 a year. About 1,480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $80,030 and the 90th is $122,390. Pay ranks 102nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/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 $3,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 85 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,166

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,520

$80,030 to $122,390

Rent (1 bd)

$897

$1,068 (2 bd)

Employment

1,480

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

102nd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $97,520.

Taxes$2,118
Rent$897
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$3,166

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,520
Federal income tax: −$13,068
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,460
State income tax (MI): −$3,907
City / county wage tax: −$975
Take-home pay: $72,110
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $897
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $577
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,843

Left over each month

$8,127 gross, minus $2,118 in tax and $2,843 in living costs.

$3,166

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 Battle Creek?

$97,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,166 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 $897, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 85 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Battle Creek.