Registered nurse · Bellingham, WA

Registered nurse in Bellingham: $4,392/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Bellingham median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $124,200 a year. BLS still counts about 1,850 registered nurse jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Washington has about 69,260 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $89,630 and the 90th is $161,910. On the pay used here, Bellingham ranks 34th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,392 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,392

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,200

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,471

$1,751 (2 bd)

Employment

1,850

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

34th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $124,200.

Taxes$2,380
Rent$1,471
Other living costs$2,107
Left over$4,392

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,200
Federal income tax: −$19,055
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,501
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $95,644
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,471
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $550
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,578

Left over each month

$10,350 gross, minus $2,380 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.

$4,392

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Bellingham?

$124,200 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 1,850 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,392 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Bellingham.